Synopsis

Functional MRI and diffusion tensor imaging are increasingly incorporated in clinical practice in order to identify eloquent brain regions. The latter is important in case of brain tumors where pre-operative identification of these regions may affect the surgical procedure and predict post-operative clinical outcome. In this 30min educational session, we will explore the fundamental clinical applications of task and resting-state fMRI and DTI/Tractography in neuro-oncology by processing pre-operative fMRI and DTI data of real brain tumor cases and discussing pre-operative findings with regards to findings from electrical stimulation and patients’ post-operative clinical outcome.