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Role of Diffusion MRI Tractography in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery
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July 05, 2021
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1IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna,Center for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothalamic-Pituitary Diseases – Pituitary Unit, 2Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences,University of Bologna, 3IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Functional and Molecular Neuroimaging Unit, 4IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna
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We present a protocol to integrate diffusion MRI tractography in patient work-up to endoscopic endonasal surgery for a skull base tumor. The methods for adopting these neuroimaging studies in the pre- and intra-operative phases are described.
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Zoli, M., Talozzi, L., Mitolo, M., Lodi, R., Mazzatenta, D., Tonon, C. Role of Diffusion MRI Tractography in Endoscopic Endonasal Skull Base Surgery. J. Vis. Exp. (173), e61724, doi:10.3791/61724 (2021).
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