Rest-fMRI—A Potential Substitute for Task-fMRI?

Abstract

Objective The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rest-fMRI) in mapping language areas for preoperative planning, versus standard task-based techniques, which are at times difficult to perform in clinical settings. Our study also aimed to evaluate the overlap between language areas identified through rest-fMRI and the standard task-fMRI, in neurosurgical cases.

Keywords

• resting-state functional MRI
• magnetic resonance imaging
• neurosurgical cases
• task-fMRI