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Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography

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    • Kazunori Tatsuzawa
    • Kei Owada
    • Hiroyasu Sasajima
    • Kei Yamada
    • Katsuyoshi Mineura
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    Affiliations: Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto Prefectural Graduate School of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan, Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectural Graduate School of Medicine, Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.177
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Abstract

The present study evaluated the efficacy of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-based tractography in the surgery of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation. Of the 14 surgical cases included, 11 had metastatic brain tumors and 3 cerebral gliomas. Additionally, 4 of the 14 patients had pre-operative visual field defects, while the remaining 10 patients experienced no visual impairment. The optic radiations on the lesion side were evident in all 14 patients. On the basis of these tractographic findings, we employed optimal surgical approaches in each patient to avoid injury to the eloquent neural structures, including optic radiation, during surgery. Successful surgical resection was performed in all 14 patients. Of the 14 patients, 2 with visual field defects during the pre-operative period showed improvement in their visual field, and the remaining 12 patients experienced no visual deterioration. DTI-based tractography thus is a feasible modality for the surgical planning of brain lesions adjacent to the optic radiation.
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Tatsuzawa K, Owada K, Sasajima H, Yamada K and Mineura K: Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography. Oncol Lett 1: 1005-1010, 2010.
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Tatsuzawa, K., Owada, K., Sasajima, H., Yamada, K., & Mineura, K. (2010). Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography. Oncology Letters, 1, 1005-1010. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.177
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Tatsuzawa, K., Owada, K., Sasajima, H., Yamada, K., Mineura, K."Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography". Oncology Letters 1.6 (2010): 1005-1010.
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Tatsuzawa, K., Owada, K., Sasajima, H., Yamada, K., Mineura, K."Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography". Oncology Letters 1, no. 6 (2010): 1005-1010. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.177
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Tatsuzawa K, Owada K, Sasajima H, Yamada K and Mineura K: Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography. Oncol Lett 1: 1005-1010, 2010.
APA
Tatsuzawa, K., Owada, K., Sasajima, H., Yamada, K., & Mineura, K. (2010). Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography. Oncology Letters, 1, 1005-1010. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.177
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Tatsuzawa, K., Owada, K., Sasajima, H., Yamada, K., Mineura, K."Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography". Oncology Letters 1.6 (2010): 1005-1010.
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Tatsuzawa, K., Owada, K., Sasajima, H., Yamada, K., Mineura, K."Surgical strategy of brain tumors adjacent to the optic radiation using diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography". Oncology Letters 1, no. 6 (2010): 1005-1010. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2010.177
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