Systematic Review Between Resting-State fMRI and Task fMRI in Planning for Brain Tumour Surgery

Abstract

Hamad Yahia Abu Mhanna,1 Ahmad Fairuz Omar,1 Yasmin Md Radzi,1 Ammar A Oglat,2 Hanan Fawaz Akhdar,3 Haytham Al Ewaidat,4 Abdallah Almahmoud,4 Laith Al Badarneh,1 Amer Ali Malkawi,5 Ahmed Malkawi6 1School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, 11800, Malaysia; 2Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan; 3Physics Department, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 13318, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Allied Medical Sciences-Radiologic Technology, Jordan University of Science and Technology (J.U.S.T), Irbid, 22110, Jordan; 5Radiology Department, Abdali Hospital, Amman, 11190, Jordan; 6Business Department, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, 594, JordanCorrespondence: Ahmad Fairuz Omar; Hamad Yahia Abu Mhanna, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: As an alternative to task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (T-fMRI), resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (Rs-fMRI) is suggested for preoperative mapping of patients with brain tumours, with an emphasis on treatment guidance and neurodegeneration prediction. A systematic review was conducted of 18 recent studies involving 1035 patients with brain tumours and Rs-fMRI protocols. This was accomplished by searching the electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. For clinical benefit, we compared Rs-fMRI to standard T-fMRI and intraoperative direct cortical stimulation (DCS). The results of Rs-fMRI and T-fMRI were compared and their correlation with intraoperative DCS results was examined through a systematic review. Our exhaustive investigation demonstrated that Rs-fMRI is a dependable and sensitive preoperative mapping technique that detects neural networks in the brain with precision and identifies crucial functional regions in agreement with intraoperative DCS. Rs-fMRI comes in handy, especially in situations where T-fMRI proves to be difficult because of patient-specific factors. Additionally, our exhaustive investigation demonstrated that Rs-fMRI is a valuable tool in the preoperative screening and evaluation of brain tumours. Furthermore, its capability to assess brain function, forecast surgical results, and enhance decision-making may render it applicable in the clinical management of brain tumours.Keywords: resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, Rs-fMRI, pre-operative mapping, Brain Tumours

Keywords

• resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
• rs-fmri
• pre-operative mapping
• and brain tumours