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Boßelmann CM, Kegele J, Zerweck L, Klose U, Ethofer S, Roder C, Grimm AM, Hauser TK. Breath-Hold-Triggered BOLD fMRI in Drug-Resistant Nonlesional Focal Epilepsy-A Pilot Study. Clin Neuroradiol 2024; 34:315-324. [PMID: 38082172 PMCID: PMC11130005 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-023-01363-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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PURPOSE Individuals with drug-resistant epilepsy may benefit from epilepsy surgery. In nonlesional cases, where no epileptogenic lesion can be detected on structural magnetic resonance imaging, multimodal neuroimaging studies are required. Breath-hold-triggered BOLD fMRI (bh-fMRI) was developed to measure cerebrovascular reactivity in stroke or angiopathy and highlights regional network dysfunction by visualizing focal impaired flow increase after vasodilatory stimulus. This regional dysfunction may correlate with the epileptogenic zone. In this prospective single-center single-blind pilot study, we aimed to establish the feasibility and safety of bh-fMRI in individuals with drug-resistant non-lesional focal epilepsy undergoing presurgical evaluation. METHODS In this prospective study, 10 consecutive individuals undergoing presurgical evaluation for drug-resistant focal epilepsy were recruited after case review at a multidisciplinary patient management conference. Electroclinical findings and results of other neuroimaging were used to establish the epileptogenic zone hypothesis. To calculate significant differences in cerebrovascular reactivity in comparison to the normal population, bh-fMRIs of 16 healthy volunteers were analyzed. The relative flow change of each volume of interest (VOI) of the atlas was then calculated compared to the flow change of the whole brain resulting in an atlas of normal cerebral reactivity. Consequently, the mean flow change of every VOI of each patient was tested against the healthy volunteers group. Areas with significant impairment of cerebrovascular reactivity had decreased flow change and were compared to the epileptogenic zone localization hypothesis in a single-blind design. RESULTS Acquisition of bh-fMRI was feasible in 9/10 cases, with one patient excluded due to noncompliance with breathing maneuvers. No adverse events were observed, and breath-hold for intermittent hypercapnia was well tolerated. On blinded review, we observed full or partial concordance of the local network dysfunction seen on bh-fMRI with the electroclinical hypothesis in 6/9 cases, including cases with extratemporal lobe epilepsy and those with nonlocalizing 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET). CONCLUSION This represents the first report of bh-fMRI in individuals with epilepsy undergoing presurgical evaluation. We found bh-fMRI to be feasible and safe, with a promising agreement to electroclinical findings. Thus, bh-fMRI may represent a potential modality in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy. Further studies are needed to establish clinical utility.
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- Christian M Boßelmann
- Department of Neurology and Epileptology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Epileptology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Epileptology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany.
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d'Orio P, Revay M, Bevacqua G, Battista F, Castana L, Squarza S, Chiarello D, Lo Russo G, Sartori I, Cardinale F. Stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG)-Guided Surgery in Epilepsy With Cingulate Gyrus Involvement: Electrode Implantation Strategies and Postoperative Seizure Outcome. J Clin Neurophysiol 2023; 40:516-528. [PMID: 36930225 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000001000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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SUMMARY Surgical treatment of cingulate gyrus epilepsy is associated with good results on seizures despite its rarity and challenging aspects. Invasive EEG monitoring is often mandatory to assess the epileptogenic zone in these patients. To date, only small surgical series have been published, and a consensus about management of these complex cases did not emerge. The authors retrospectively analyzed a large surgical series of patients in whom at least part of the cingulate gyrus was confirmed as included in the epileptogenic zone by means of stereo-electroencephalography and was thus resected. One hundred twenty-seven patients were selected. Stereo-electroencephalography-guided implantation of intracerebral electrodes was performed in the right hemisphere in 62 patients (48.8%) and in the left hemisphere in 44 patients (34.7%), whereas 21 patients (16.5%) underwent bilateral implantations. The median number of implanted electrodes per patient was 13 (interquartile range 12-15). The median number of electrodes targeting the cingulate gyrus was 4 (interquartile range 3-5). The cingulate gyrus was explored bilaterally in 19 patients (15%). Complication rate was 0.8%. A favorable outcome (Engel class I) was obtained in 54.3% of patients, with a median follow-up of 60 months. The chance to obtain seizure freedom increased in cases in whom histologic diagnosis was type-IIb focal cortical dysplasia or tumor (mostly ganglioglioma or dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor) and with male gender. Higher seizure frequency predicted better outcome with a trend toward significance. Our findings suggest that stereo-electroencephalography is a safe and effective methodology in achieving seizure freedom in complex cases of epilepsy with cingulate gyrus involvement.
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- Piergiorgio d'Orio
- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Neurosurgery Unit, Department of Translational Medicine, Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Neurosurgery Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology, and Child Health, Careggi University Hospital and University of Florence, Florence, Italy; and
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroradiology Department, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- "Claudio Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Pérez-García F, Alim-Marvasti A, Romagnoli G, Clarkson MJ, Sparks R, Duncan JS, Ourselin S. Software tool for visualization of a probabilistic map of the epileptogenic zone from seizure semiologies. Front Neuroinform 2022; 16:990859. [PMID: 36313124 PMCID: PMC9606702 DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2022.990859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Around one third of epilepsies are drug-resistant. For these patients, seizures may be reduced or cured by surgically removing the epileptogenic zone (EZ), which is the portion of the brain giving rise to seizures. If noninvasive data are not sufficiently lateralizing or localizing, the EZ may need to be localized by precise implantation of intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) electrodes. The choice of iEEG targets is influenced by clinicians' experience and personal knowledge of the literature, which leads to substantial variations in implantation strategies across different epilepsy centers. The clinical diagnostic pathway for surgical planning could be supported and standardized by an objective tool to suggest EZ locations, based on the outcomes of retrospective clinical cases reported in the literature. We present an open-source software tool that presents clinicians with an intuitive and data-driven visualization to infer the location of the symptomatogenic zone, that may overlap with the EZ. The likely EZ is represented as a probabilistic map overlaid on the patient's images, given a list of seizure semiologies observed in that specific patient. We demonstrate a case study on retrospective data from a patient treated in our unit, who underwent resective epilepsy surgery and achieved 1-year seizure freedom after surgery. The resected brain structures identified as EZ location overlapped with the regions highlighted by our tool, demonstrating its potential utility.
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- Fernando Pérez-García
- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), University College London, London, United Kingdom
- School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Fernando Pérez-García
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS), King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Fang X, Yuan F, Xiong Y, Lei S, Yuan D, Zhou Y, Zhang W, Tu C, Duan H. Personalized Surgical Planning for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Popliteal Fossa with a Novel 3D Imaging Technique. Orthop Surg 2022; 14:3028-3035. [PMID: 36128857 PMCID: PMC9627051 DOI: 10.1111/os.13499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) arising from the popliteal fossa pose surgical challenges due to their proximity to critical neurovascular structures. This study aimed to investigate whether a novel 3D imaging technique highlighting these key anatomical structures could facilitate preoperative planning and improve surgical outcomes in STS. Methods This was a prospective, observational, pilot study. Between November 2019 and December 2020, 27 patients with STS of the popliteal fossa undergoing limb‐sparing procedures were enrolled and assigned to either a control or intervention group. Control patients underwent traditional preoperative planning with separate computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and magnetic resonance hydrography. In the intervention group, 3D images were generated from these images, the tumor and skeletomuscular and neurovascular structures were revealed in three dimensions, and this was visualized on the surgeon's smartphone or computer. Primary endpoints were surgical margins and complications. Secondary endpoints included operative time, blood loss, serum C‐reactive protein and interleukin‐6, length of in‐hospital stay, and limb function. Comparisons between groups were made using independent‐sample t‐tests for continuous data and the Mann–Whitney U and Fisher's exact tests for categorical data. Results There was a lower but not significantly different inadvertent positive margin rate (1/15 vs. 3/12, P = 0.294), significantly shorter hospital stay (P = 0.049), and less numbers ≥75th percentile of operative time (P = 0.037) and blood loss (P = 0.024) in the intervention group. Differences in surgical complications, operative time, blood loss, C‐reactive protein and interleukin‐6 levels on the second postoperative day, and limb functional scores were statistically insignificant. Conclusions The novel 3D imaging technique facilitates complex preoperative planning and limb‐salvage surgical procedures for patients with STS of the popliteal fossa, and this may affect how surgical planning is performed in the future.
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- Xiang Fang
- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China
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El Hadji S, Bonilauri A, De Momi E, Castana L, Macera A, Berta L, Cardinale F, Baselli G. Validation of SART 3.5D algorithm for cerebrovascular dynamics and artery versus vein classification in presurgical 3D digital subtraction angiographies. Phys Med Biol 2022; 67. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac8c7f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Classification of arteries and veins in cerebral angiograms can increase the safety of neurosurgical procedures, such as StereoElectroEncephaloGraphy, and aid the diagnosis of vascular pathologies, as arterovenous malformations. We propose a new method for vessel classification using the contrast medium dynamics in rotational digital subtraction angiography (DSA). After 3D DSA and angiogram segmentation, contrast enhanced projections are processed to suppress soft tissue and bone structures attenuation effect and further enhance the CM flow. For each voxel labelled as vessel, a time intensity curve (TIC) is obtained as a linear combination of temporal basis functions whose weights are addressed by simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (SART 3.5D), expanded to include dynamics. Each TIC is classified by comparing the areas under the curve in the arterial and venous phases. Clustering is applied to optimize the classification thresholds. On a dataset of 60 patients, a median value of sensitivity (90%), specificity (91%), and accuracy (92%) were obtained with respect to annotated arterial and venous voxels up to branching order 4–5. Qualitative results are also presented about CM arrival time mapping and its distribution in arteries and veins respectively. In conclusion, this study shows a valuable impact, at no protocol extra-cost or invasiveness, concerning surgical planning related to the enhancement of arteries as major organs at risk. Also, it opens a new scope on the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular dynamics and its anatomical relationships.
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Preoperative Planning Using Three-Dimensional Multimodality Imaging for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Axilla: A Pilot Study. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14133185. [PMID: 35804956 PMCID: PMC9264944 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14133185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Axillary soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is challenging due to its proximity to vital neurovascular bundles. We conducted a prospective observational pilot study to explore whether 3D multimodality imaging (3DMMI) can improve preoperative planning for and surgical outcomes of patients with axillary STS. Twenty-one patients with STS (diameter > 5 cm) of the axilla were allocated, at their discretion, to either a control group undergoing traditional preoperative planning with separate computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and magnetic resonance neurography, or an intervention group where 3DMMI, digitally created based on these images, revealed the tumour and adjacent skeletomuscular and neurovascular structures in three dimensions. Primary outcome measures were surgical margins and surgical complications. Secondary outcomes included operative time, blood loss, serum C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, length of hospital stay, and limb function. The 3DMMI group had a lower, although not significantly different, inadvertent positive margin rate (1/12 vs. 3/9, p = 0.272), a significantly shorter operative time (p = 0.048), reduced blood loss (p = 0.038), and reduced length of hospital stay (p = 0.046). This endorses larger trials to improve complex surgical procedures and study how preoperative planning could be performed in the future.
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Jaafar N, Bhatt A, Eid A, Koubeissi MZ. The Temporal Lobe as a Symptomatogenic Zone in Medial Parietal Lobe Epilepsy. Front Neurol 2022; 13:804128. [PMID: 35370889 PMCID: PMC8965346 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.804128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Some surgical failures after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery may be due to the presence of an extratemporal epileptogenic zone. Of particular interest is the medial parietal lobe due to its robust connectivity with mesial temporal structures. Seizures in that area may be clinically silent before propagating to the symptomatogenic temporal lobe. In this paper, we present an overview of the anatomical connectivity, semiology, radiology, electroencephalography, neuropsychology, and outcomes in medial parietal lobe epilepsy. We also present two illustrative cases of seizures originating from the precuneus and the posterior cingulate cortex. We conclude that the medial parietal lobe should be strongly considered for sampling by intracranial electrodes in individuals with nonlesional temporal lobe epilepsy, especially if scrutinizing the presurgical data produces discordant findings.
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- Nadim Jaafar
- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Rush Medical College, Rush University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
- *Correspondence: Mohamad Z. Koubeissi
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Jin L, Choi JY, Bulacio J, Alexopoulos AV, Burgess RC, Murakami H, Bingaman W, Najm I, Wang ZI. Multimodal Image Integration for Epilepsy Presurgical Evaluation: A Clinical Workflow. Front Neurol 2021; 12:709400. [PMID: 34421808 PMCID: PMC8372749 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.709400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Multimodal image integration (MMII) is a promising tool to help delineate the epileptogenic zone (EZ) in patients with medically intractable focal epilepsies undergoing presurgical evaluation. We report here the detailed methodology of MMII and an overview of the utility of MMII at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center from 2014 to 2018, exemplified by illustrative cases. The image integration was performed using the Curry platform (Compumedics Neuroscan™, Charlotte, NC, USA), including all available diagnostic modalities such as Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG), with additional capability of trajectory planning for intracranial EEG (ICEEG), particularly stereo-EEG (SEEG), as well as surgical resection planning. In the 5-year time span, 467 patients underwent MMII; of them, 98 patients (21%) had a history of prior neurosurgery and recurring seizures. Of the 467 patients, 425 patients underwent ICEEG implantation with further CT co-registration to identify the electrode locations. A total of 351 patients eventually underwent surgery after MMII, including 197 patients (56%) with non-lesional MRI and 223 patients (64%) with extra-temporal lobe epilepsy. Among 269 patients with 1-year post-operative follow up, 134 patients (50%) had remained completely seizure-free. The most common histopathological finding is focal cortical dysplasia. Our study illustrates the usefulness of MMII to enhance SEEG electrode trajectory planning, assist non-invasive/invasive data interpretation, plan resection strategy, and re-evaluate surgical failures. Information presented by MMII is essential to the understanding of the anatomo-functional-electro-clinical correlations in individual cases, which leads to the ultimate success of presurgical evaluation of patients with medically intractable focal epilepsies.
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- Liri Jin
- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.,Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Higueras-Esteban A, Delgado-Martínez I, Serrano L, Principe A, Pérez Enriquez C, González Ballester MÁ, Rocamora R, Conesa G, Serra L. SYLVIUS: A multimodal and multidisciplinary platform for epilepsy surgery. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2021; 203:106042. [PMID: 33743489 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE We present SYLVIUS, a software platform intended to facilitate and improve the complex workflow required to diagnose and surgically treat drug-resistant epilepsies. In complex epilepsies, additional invasive information from exploration with stereoencephalography (SEEG) with deep electrodes may be needed, for which the input from different diagnostic methods and clinicians from several specialties is required to ensure diagnostic efficacy and surgical safety. We aim to provide a software platform with optimal data flow among the different stages of epilepsy surgery to provide smooth and integrated decision making. METHODS The SYLVIUS platform provides a clinical workflow designed to ensure seamless and safe patient data sharing across specialities. It integrates tools for stereo visualization, data registration, transfer of electrode plans referred to distinct datasets, automated postoperative contact segmentation, and novel DWI tractography analysis. Nineteen cases were retrospectively evaluated to track modifications from an initial plan to obtain a final surgical plan, using SYLVIUS. RESULTS The software was used to modify trajectories in all 19 consulted cases, which were then imported into the robotic system for the surgical intervention. When available, SYLVIUS provided extra multimodal information, which resulted in a greater number of trajectory modifications. CONCLUSIONS The architecture presented in this paper streamlines epilepsy surgery allowing clinicians to have a digital clinical tool that allows recording of the different stages of the procedure, in a common multimodal 2D/3D setting for participation of different clinicians in defining and validating surgical plans for SEEG cases.
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- Alfredo Higueras-Esteban
- Galgo Medical SL, Neurosurgery Dept, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, BCN Medtech, Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies, Barcelona, Spain.
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- IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Neurosurgery, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, BCN Medtech, Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies, Barcelona, Spain; ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Galgo Medical SL, Neurosurgery Dept, Barcelona, Spain
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Yu Z, Zhang W, Fang X, Tu C, Duan H. Pelvic Reconstruction With a Novel Three-Dimensional-Printed, Multimodality Imaging Based Endoprosthesis Following Enneking Type I + IV Resection. Front Oncol 2021; 11:629582. [PMID: 33928025 PMCID: PMC8078592 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.629582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Pelvic tumor involving Type I + IV resections are technically challenging, along with various reconstructions methods presenting unsatisfactory outcomes and high complication rates. Since predominating studies preferred adopting pedicle screw-rod system (PRSS) to address this issue, we designed a novel three-dimensional-printed, multimodality imaging (3DMMI) based endoprosthesis with patient-specific instrument (PSI) assistance to facilitate the surgical reconstruction of pelvic tumor involving Enneking Type I + IV resection. We aimed to investigate the clinical effectiveness of this novel endoprosthesis and compare it with PRSS in Type I + IV reconstruction. METHODS We retrospective studied 28 patients for a median follow-up of 47 months (range, 10 to 128 months) in this study with either 3D-printed endoprosthesis reconstruction (n = 10) or PRSS reconstruction (n = 18) between January 2000 and December 2017. Preoperative 3DMMI technique was used for tumor evaluation, PSI design, virtual surgery, and endoprosthesis fabrication. Clinical, oncological outcomes, functional assessments, and complications were analyzed between the two groups. RESULTS Minor surgical trauma with mean operative duration of 251 ± 52.16 minutes (p = 0.034) and median intraoperative hemorrhage of 2000ml (range, 1600, 4000ml) (p = 0.032) was observed in endoprosthesis group. Wide margins were achieved in 9 patients of the endoprosthesis group compared with 10 in the PRSS group (p = 0.09). The 1993 version of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score (MSTS-93) was 23.9 ± 3.76 in endoprosthesis group, which was higher than PRSS group (p = 0.012). No statistical significance was found in relapse between two groups (p = 0.36). Complications were observed in two patients in endoprosthesis group compared with 12 patients in PRSS group (p = 0.046). CONCLUSION The novel design of this 3D-printed endoprosthesis, together with 3DMMI and PSI assisted, is technically accessible with favorable clinical outcomes compared with PRSS. Further study is essential to identify its long-term outcomes.
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- West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Kokkinos V, Sisterson ND, Wozny TA, Richardson RM. Association of Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation Neurophysiological Features With Seizure Control Among Patients With Focal Epilepsy. JAMA Neurol 2020; 76:800-808. [PMID: 30985902 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.0658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance A bidirectional brain-computer interface that performs neurostimulation has been shown to improve seizure control in patients with refractory epilepsy, but the therapeutic mechanism is unknown. Objective To investigate whether electrographic effects of responsive neurostimulation (RNS), identified in electrocorticographic (ECOG) recordings from the device, are associated with patient outcomes. Design, Setting, and Participants Retrospective review of ECOG recordings and accompanying clinical meta-data from 11 consecutive patients with focal epilepsy who were implanted with a neurostimulation system between January 28, 2015, and June 6, 2017, with 22 to 112 weeks of follow-up. Recorded ECOG data were obtained from the manufacturer; additional system-generated meta-data, including recording and detection settings, were collected directly from the manufacturer's management system using an in-house, custom-built platform. Electrographic seizure patterns were identified in RNS recordings and evaluated in the time-frequency domain, which was locked to the onset of the seizure pattern. Main Outcomes and Measures Patterns of electrophysiological modulation were identified and then classified according to their latency of onset in relation to triggered stimulation events. Seizure control after RNS implantation was assessed by 3 main variables: mean frequency of seizure occurrence, estimated mean severity of seizures, and mean duration of seizures. Overall seizure outcomes were evaluated by the extended Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale questionnaires, a patient-reported outcome measure of 3 domains (seizure characteristics, medication adverse effects, and quality of life), with a range of possible scores from 0 to 300 in which lower scores indicate worse status, and the Engel scale, which comprises 4 classes (I-IV) in which lower numbers indicate greater improvement. Results Electrocorticographic data from 11 patients (8 female; mean [range] age, 35 [19-65] years; mean [range] duration of epilepsy, 19 [5-37] years) were analyzed. Two main categories of electrophysiological signatures of stimulation-induced modulation of the seizure network were discovered: direct and indirect effects. Direct effects included ictal inhibition and early frequency modulation but were not associated with improved clinical outcomes (odds ratio [OR], 0.67; 95% CI, 0.06-7.35; P > .99). Only indirect effects-those occurring remote from triggered stimulation-were associated with improved clinical outcomes (OR, infinity; 95% CI, -infinity to infinity; P = .02). These indirect effects included spontaneous ictal inhibition, frequency modulation, fragmentation, and ictal duration modulation. Conclusions and Relevance These findings suggest that RNS effectiveness may be explained by long-term, stimulation-induced modulation of seizure network activity rather than by direct effects on each detected seizure.
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- Vasileios Kokkinos
- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,University of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Medical student, Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Brain Modulation Laboratory, Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,University of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.,University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Choi JY, Wang ZI. Merging Magnetoencephalography into Epilepsy Presurgical Work-up Under the Framework of Multimodal Integration. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2020; 30:249-259. [PMID: 32336411 DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Multimodal image integration is the procedure that puts together imaging data from multiple sources into the same space by a computerized registration process. This procedure is relevant to patients with difficult-to-localize epilepsy undergoing presurgical evaluation, who typically have many tests performed, including MR imaging, PET, ictal single-photon emission computed tomography, magnetoencephalography (MEG), and intracranial electroencephalogram (EEG). This article describes the methodology of such integration, focusing on integration of MEG. Also discussed is the clinical value of integration of MEG, in terms of planning of intracranial EEG implantation, interpretation of intracranial EEG data, planning of final resection, and addressing surgical failures.
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- Joon Yul Choi
- Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk S51, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Epilepsy Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk S51, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Investigatory pathway and principles of patient selection for epilepsy surgery candidates: a systematic review. BMC Neurol 2020; 20:100. [PMID: 32183734 PMCID: PMC7079385 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-020-01680-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background The predominant treatment for epilepsy is pharmacotherapy, yet 20–40% do not respond to anti-epileptic drugs. After becoming pharmacoresistant, some patients are worked-up to determine candidacy for epilepsy surgery. Despite the 2009 American Epilepsy Society guidelines, there is no broadly accepted criteria for the investigatory pathway and principles of patient selection for epilepsy surgery candidates. The objective of this systematic review is to elucidate what diagnostic pathways clinicians globally utilize. Methods Utilizing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) and the Cochrane Handbook of Systemic Reviews of Interventions, we conducted a systematic review through MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL. Results From 2092 screened articles, 14 met inclusion criteria for qualitative synthesis. Structural MRI was required in all investigatory pathways. All but two articles required neuropsychological assessment. Six required neuropsychiatric assessment. Two protocols mentioned assessing the patient’s support network. Three other protocols mentioned discussing expectations with patients. One also motioned conducing an occupational evaluation and making all surgery decisions in a multidisciplinary management conference. fMRI and the Wada test were required assessments in seven of the protocols. [18F]FDG-PET and SPECT were ancillary for all but three articles (where they were required). MEG and intracranial EEG were only mentioned as ancillary. Magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy was required at two institutes. With regards to the actual indication for selecting patients to begin the investigatory pathway, seven of the articles used a variation of the International League Against Epilepsy definition of refectory epilepsy, while one incorporated patient social history. Conclusions Despite attempts to standardize patient selection and investigatory pathways, no two protocols were identical. Scalp video/EEG telemetry, structural MRI, and neuropsychological assessment were the only assessments utilized in nearly all protocols. Socioeconomic restrictions appear to play a role in determining which tests are utilized in the investigatory pathway—not just for developing countries. However, cost-effective assessments, such as assessing patient support network and providing realistic expectation of outcomes, were only utilized in few protocols. In addition, no advanced imaging technologies (i.e., qMRI, 3D-MMI) were utilized. Overall, even amongst expert examiners there is significant variation throughout epilepsy centers globally, in selecting candidates and working up patients.
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Stereotactic electroencephalography. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 189:105640. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2019.105640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cardinale F, Rizzi M, Vignati E, Cossu M, Castana L, d’Orio P, Revay M, Costanza MD, Tassi L, Mai R, Sartori I, Nobili L, Gozzo F, Pelliccia V, Mariani V, Lo Russo G, Francione S. Stereoelectroencephalography: retrospective analysis of 742 procedures in a single centre. Brain 2019; 142:2688-2704. [DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AbstractThis retrospective description of a surgical series is aimed at reporting on indications, methodology, results on seizures, outcome predictors and complications from a 20-year stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) activity performed at a single epilepsy surgery centre. Prospectively collected data from a consecutive series of 742 SEEG procedures carried out on 713 patients were reviewed and described. Long-term seizure outcome of SEEG-guided resections was defined as a binomial variable: absence (ILAE classes 1–2) or recurrence (ILAE classes 3–6) of disabling seizures. Predictors of seizure outcome were analysed by preliminary uni/bivariate analyses followed by multivariate logistic regression. Furthermore, results on seizures of these subjects were compared with those obtained in 1128 patients operated on after only non-invasive evaluation. Survival analyses were also carried out, limited to patients with a minimum follow-up of 10 years. Resective surgery has been indicated for 570 patients (79.9%). Two-hundred and seventy-nine of 470 patients operated on (59.4%) were free of disabling seizures at least 2 years after resective surgery. Negative magnetic resonance and post-surgical lesion remnant were significant risk factors for seizure recurrence, while type II focal cortical dysplasia, balloon cells, glioneuronal tumours, hippocampal sclerosis, older age at epilepsy onset and periventricular nodular heterotopy were significantly associated with seizure freedom. Twenty-five of 153 patients who underwent radio-frequency thermal coagulation (16.3%) were optimal responders. Thirteen of 742 (1.8%) procedures were complicated by unexpected events, including three (0.4%) major complications and one fatality (0.1%). In conclusion, SEEG is a safe and efficient methodology for invasive definition of the epileptogenic zone in the most challenging patients. Despite the progressive increase of MRI-negative cases, the proportion of seizure-free patients did not decrease throughout the years.
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- Francesco Cardinale
- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Neuroscience Institute, CNR, Parma, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Neurosurgery Residency Program, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Neurosurgery Unit, Polytechnic, University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, IRCCS ‘G. Gaslini’ Institute, DINOGMI, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
- Department of Neuroradiology, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- ‘Claudio Munari’ Centre for Epilepsy Surgery, ASST GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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Lee MH, O'Hara NB, Motoi H, Luat AF, Juhász C, Sood S, Asano E, Jeong JW. Novel diffusion tractography methodology using Kalman filter prediction to improve preoperative benefit-risk analysis in pediatric epilepsy surgery. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2019; 24:293-305. [PMID: 31277057 PMCID: PMC9080971 DOI: 10.3171/2019.4.peds1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In this study the authors investigated the clinical reliability of diffusion weighted imaging maximum a posteriori probability (DWI-MAP) analysis with Kalman filter prediction in pediatric epilepsy surgery. This approach can yield a suggested resection margin as a dynamic variable based on preoperative DWI-MAP pathways. The authors sought to determine how well the suggested margin would have maximized occurrence of postoperative seizure freedom (benefit) and minimized occurrence of postoperative neurological deficits (risk). METHODS The study included 77 pediatric patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy (age 10.0 ± 4.9 years) who underwent resection of their presumed epileptogenic zone. In preoperative DWI tractography from the resected hemisphere, 9 axonal pathways, Ci=1-9, were identified using DWI-MAP as follows: C1-3 supporting face, hand, and leg motor areas; C4 connecting Broca's and Wernicke's areas; C5-8 connecting Broca's, Wernicke's, parietal, and premotor areas; and C9 connecting the occipital lobe and lateral geniculate nucleus. For each Ci, the resection margin, di, was measured by the minimal Euclidean distance between the voxels of Ci and the resection boundary determined by spatially coregistered postoperative MRI. If Ci was resected, di was assumed to be negative (calculated as -1 × average Euclidean distance between every voxel inside the resected Ci volume, ri). Kalman filter prediction was then used to estimate an optimal resection margin, d*i, to balance benefit and risk by approximating the relationship between di and ri. Finally, the authors defined the preservation zone of Ci that can balance the probability of benefit and risk by expanding the cortical area of Ci up to d*i on the 3D cortical surface. RESULTS In the whole group (n = 77), nonresection of the preoperative preservation zone (i.e., actual resection margin d*i greater than the Kalman filter-defined d*i) accurately predicted the absence of postoperative motor (d*1-3: 0.93 at seizure-free probability of 0.80), language (d*4-8: 0.91 at seizure-free probability of 0.81), and visual deficits (d*9: 0.90 at seizure-free probability of 0.75), suggesting that the preservation of preoperative Ci within d*i supports a balance between postoperative functional deficit and seizure freedom. The subsequent subgroup analyses found that preservation of preoperative Ci =1-4,9 within d*i =1-4,9 may provide accurate deficit predictions independent of age and seizure frequency, suggesting that the DWI-based surgical margin can be effective for surgical planning even in young children and across a range of epilepsy severity. CONCLUSIONS Integrating DWI-MAP analysis with Kalman filter prediction may help guide epilepsy surgery by visualizing the margins of the eloquent white matter pathways to be preserved.
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- Min-Hee Lee
- Departments of1Pediatrics
- 5Translational Imaging Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
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- 4Translational Neuroscience Program, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit; and
- 5Translational Imaging Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
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- Departments of1Pediatrics
- 2Neurology, and
- 3Neurosurgery, and
- 4Translational Neuroscience Program, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit; and
- 5Translational Imaging Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
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- Departments of1Pediatrics
- 2Neurology, and
- 4Translational Neuroscience Program, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit; and
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- Departments of1Pediatrics
- 2Neurology, and
- 4Translational Neuroscience Program, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit; and
- 5Translational Imaging Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
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Shapey J, Vos SB, Vercauteren T, Bradford R, Saeed SR, Bisdas S, Ourselin S. Clinical Applications for Diffusion MRI and Tractography of Cranial Nerves Within the Posterior Fossa: A Systematic Review. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:23. [PMID: 30809109 PMCID: PMC6380197 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective: This paper presents a systematic review of diffusion MRI (dMRI) and tractography of cranial nerves within the posterior fossa. We assess the effectiveness of the diffusion imaging methods used and examine their clinical applications. Methods: The Pubmed, Web of Science and EMBASE databases were searched from January 1st 1997 to December 11th 2017 to identify relevant publications. Any study reporting the use of diffusion imaging and/or tractography in patients with confirmed cranial nerve pathology was eligible for selection. Study quality was assessed using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) tool. Results: We included 41 studies comprising 16 studies of patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN), 22 studies of patients with a posterior fossa tumor and three studies of patients with other pathologies. Most acquisition protocols used single-shot echo planar imaging (88%) with a single b-value of 1,000 s/mm2 (78%) but there was significant variation in the number of gradient directions, in-plane resolution, and slice thickness between studies. dMRI of the trigeminal nerve generated interpretable data in all cases. Analysis of diffusivity measurements found significantly lower fractional anisotropy (FA) values within the root entry zone of nerves affected by TN and FA values were significantly lower in patients with multiple sclerosis. Diffusivity values within the trigeminal nerve correlate with the effectiveness of surgical treatment and there is some evidence that pre-operative measurements may be predictive of treatment outcome. Fiber tractography was performed in 30 studies (73%). Most studies evaluating fiber tractography involved patients with a vestibular schwannoma (82%) and focused on generating tractography of the facial nerve to assist with surgical planning. Deterministic tractography using diffusion tensor imaging was performed in 93% of cases but the reported success rate and accuracy of generating fiber tracts from the acquired diffusion data varied considerably. Conclusions: dMRI has the potential to inform our understanding of the microstructural changes that occur within the cranial nerves in various pathologies. Cranial nerve tractography is a promising technique but new avenues of using dMRI should be explored to optimize and improve its reliability.
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- Jonathan Shapey
- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.,School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome/EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Translational Imaging Group-Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.,The Ear Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom.,The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Onofrey JA, Staib LH, Papademetris X. Segmenting the Brain Surface From CT Images With Artifacts Using Locally Oriented Appearance and Dictionary Learning. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING 2019; 38:596-607. [PMID: 30176584 PMCID: PMC6476428 DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2018.2868045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The accurate segmentation of the brain surface in post-surgical computed tomography (CT) images is critical for image-guided neurosurgical procedures in epilepsy patients. Following surgical implantation of intracranial electrodes, surgeons require accurate registration of the post-implantation CT images to the pre-implantation functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging to guide surgical resection of epileptic tissue. One way to perform the registration is via surface matching. The key challenge in this setup is the CT segmentation, where the extraction of the cortical surface is difficult due to the missing parts of the skull and artifacts introduced from the electrodes. In this paper, we present a dictionary learning-based method to segment the brain surface in post-surgical CT images of epilepsy patients following surgical implantation of electrodes. We propose learning a model of locally oriented appearance that captures both the normal tissue and the artifacts found along this brain surface boundary. Utilizing a database of clinical epilepsy imaging data to train and test our approach, we demonstrate that our method using locally oriented image appearance both more accurately extracts the brain surface and better localizes electrodes on the post-operative brain surface compared to standard, non-oriented appearance modeling. In addition, we compare our method to a standard atlas-based segmentation approach and to a U-Net-based deep convolutional neural network segmentation method.
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- John A. Onofrey
- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University,
New Haven, CT, 06520, USA ()
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- Departments of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Electrical
Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT,
06520, USA ()
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- Departments of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and Biomedical
Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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Li K, Vakharia VN, Sparks R, França LGS, Granados A, McEvoy AW, Miserocchi A, Wang M, Ourselin S, Duncan JS. Optimizing Trajectories for Cranial Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy Using Computer-Assisted Planning: A Machine Learning Approach. Neurotherapeutics 2019; 16:182-191. [PMID: 30520003 PMCID: PMC6361073 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-018-00693-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is an alternative to open surgery for drug-resistant focal mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). Studies suggest maximal ablation of the mesial hippocampal head and amygdalohippocampal complex (AHC) improves seizure freedom rates while better neuropsychological outcomes are associated with sparing of the parahippocampal gyrus (PHG). Optimal trajectories avoid sulci and CSF cavities and maximize distance from vasculature. Computer-assisted planning (CAP) improves these metrics, but the combination of entry and target zones has yet to be determined to maximize ablation of the AHC while sparing the PHG. We apply a machine learning approach to predict entry and target parameters and utilize these for CAP. Ten patients with hippocampal sclerosis were identified from a prospectively managed database. CAP LITT trajectories were generated using entry regions that include the inferior occipital, middle occipital, inferior temporal, and middle temporal gyri. Target points were varied by sequential AHC erosions and transformations of the centroid of the amygdala. A total of 7600 trajectories were generated, and ablation volumes of the AHC and PHG were calculated. Two machine learning approaches (random forest and linear regression) were investigated to predict composite ablation scores and determine entry and target point combinations that maximize ablation of the AHC while sparing the PHG. Random forest and linear regression predictions had a high correlation with the calculated values in the test set (ρ = 0.7) for both methods. Maximal composite ablation scores were associated with entry points around the junction of the inferior occipital, middle occipital, and middle temporal gyri. The optimal target point was the anteromesial amygdala. These parameters were then used with CAP to generate clinically feasible trajectories that optimize safety metrics. Machine learning techniques accurately predict composite ablation score. Prospective studies are required to determine if this improves seizure-free outcome while reducing neuropsychological morbidity following LITT for MTLE.
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- Kuo Li
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK.
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- Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), University College London, London, UK
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Wellcome EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS), University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, St Thomas' Hospital, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
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Fang X, Yu Z, Xiong Y, Yuan F, Liu H, Wu F, Zhang W, Luo Y, Song L, Tu C, Duan H. Improved virtual surgical planning with 3D- multimodality image for malignant giant pelvic tumors. Cancer Manag Res 2018; 10:6769-6777. [PMID: 30584370 PMCID: PMC6289120 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s185737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We sought to assess the early clinical outcome of 3D-multimodality image (3DMMI)-based virtual surgical planning for resection and reconstruction of malignant giant pelvic tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective case-control study, surgery was planned and performed with 3DMMI-based patient-specific instruments (PSI) in 13 patients with giant pelvic malignancy and without 3DMMI-based PSI in the other 13 patients. In the 3DMMI group, 3DMMI was utilized, taking advantages of computed tomography (CT), contrast-enhanced CT angiography (CTA), contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance neurography (MRN), which could reveal the whole tumor and all adjacent vital structures. Based on these 3DMMI, virtual surgical planning was conducted and the corresponding PSI was then designed. The median follow-up was 8 (3-24) months. The median age at operation was 37.5 (17-64) years. The mean tumor size in maximum diameter was 13.3 cm. Surgical margins, intraoperative and postoperative complications, duration of surgery, and intra-operative blood loss were analyzed. RESULTS In the non-3DMMI group, the margins were wide in six patients (6/13), marginal in four (4/13), wide-contaminated in two (2/13), and intralesional in one (1/13). In the 3DMMI group, the margins were wide in 10 patients (10/13), marginal in three (3/13), and there were no wide-contaminated or intralesional margins. The 3DMMI group achieved shorter duration of surgery (P=0.354) and lower intraoperative blood loss (P=0.044) than the non-3DMMI group. Conclusion: The 3DMMI-based technique is advantageous to obtain negative surgical margin and decrease surgical complications related to critical structures injury for malignant giant pelvic tumor.
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- Xiang Fang
- Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Radiology, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial Fifth People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Fourth People's Hospital of ZiGong, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Pengzhou, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China,
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- Department of Orthopedics, West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China,
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Vakharia VN, Sparks R, Rodionov R, Vos SB, Dorfer C, Miller J, Nilsson D, Tisdall M, Wolfsberger S, McEvoy A, Miserocchi A, Winston GP, O’Keeffe AG, Ourselin S, Duncan JS. Computer-assisted planning for the insertion of stereoelectroencephalography electrodes for the investigation of drug-resistant focal epilepsy: an external validation study. J Neurosurg 2018; 130:601-610. [PMID: 29652234 PMCID: PMC6076995 DOI: 10.3171/2017.10.jns171826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE One-third of cases of focal epilepsy are drug refractory, and surgery might provide a cure. Seizure-free outcome after surgery depends on the correct identification and resection of the epileptogenic zone. In patients with no visible abnormality on MRI, or in cases in which presurgical evaluation yields discordant data, invasive stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) recordings might be necessary. SEEG is a procedure in which multiple electrodes are placed stereotactically in key targets within the brain to record interictal and ictal electrophysiological activity. Correlating this activity with seizure semiology enables identification of the seizure-onset zone and key structures within the ictal network. The main risk related to electrode placement is hemorrhage, which occurs in 1% of patients who undergo the procedure. Planning safe electrode placement for SEEG requires meticulous adherence to the following: 1) maximize the distance from cerebral vasculature, 2) avoid crossing sulcal pial boundaries (sulci), 3) maximize gray matter sampling, 4) minimize electrode length, 5) drill at an angle orthogonal to the skull, and 6) avoid critical neurological structures. The authors provide a validation of surgical strategizing and planning with EpiNav, a multimodal platform that enables automated computer-assisted planning (CAP) for electrode placement with user-defined regions of interest. METHODS Thirteen consecutive patients who underwent implantation of a total 116 electrodes over a 15-month period were studied retrospectively. Models of the cortex, gray matter, and sulci were generated from patient-specific whole-brain parcellation, and vascular segmentation was performed on the basis of preoperative MR venography. Then, the multidisciplinary implantation strategy and precise trajectory planning were reconstructed using CAP and compared with the implemented manually determined plans. Paired results for safety metric comparisons were available for 104 electrodes. External validity of the suitability and safety of electrode entry points, trajectories, and target-point feasibility was sought from 5 independent, blinded experts from outside institutions. RESULTS CAP-generated electrode trajectories resulted in a statistically significant improvement in electrode length, drilling angle, gray matter-sampling ratio, minimum distance from segmented vasculature, and risk (p < 0.05). The blinded external raters had various opinions of trajectory feasibility that were not statistically significant, and they considered a mean of 69.4% of manually determined trajectories and 62.2% of CAP-generated trajectories feasible; 19.4% of the CAP-generated electrode-placement plans were deemed feasible when the manually determined plans were not, whereas 26.5% of the manually determined electrode-placement plans were rated feasible when CAP-determined plans were not (no significant difference). CONCLUSIONS CAP generates clinically feasible electrode-placement plans and results in statistically improved safety metrics. CAP is a useful tool for automating the placement of electrodes for SEEG; however, it requires the operating surgeon to review the results before implantation, because only 62% of electrode-placement plans were rated feasible, compared with 69% of the manually determined placement plans, mainly because of proximity of the electrodes to unsegmented vasculature. Improved vascular segmentation and sulcal modeling could lead to further improvements in the feasibility of CAP-generated trajectories.
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- Vejay N. Vakharia
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
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- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
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- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
- Transitional Imaging Group, Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna - General Hospital (AKH) Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Great Ormond Street Hospital, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna - General Hospital (AKH) Waehringer Guertel 18-20, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Epilepsy Society MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter, United Kingdom
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
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Delev D, Quesada CM, Grote A, Boström JP, Elger C, Vatter H, Surges R. A multimodal concept for invasive diagnostics and surgery based on neuronavigated voxel-based morphometric MRI postprocessing data in previously nonlesional epilepsy. J Neurosurg 2018. [DOI: 10.3171/2016.12.jns161676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVEDiagnosis and surgical treatment of refractory and apparent nonlesional focal epilepsy is challenging. Morphometric MRI voxel-based and other postprocessing methods can help to localize the epileptogenic zone and thereby support the planning of further invasive electroencephalography (EEG) diagnostics, and maybe resective epilepsy surgery.METHODSThe authors developed an algorithm to implement regions of interest (ROI), based on postprocessed MRI data, into a neuronavigation tool. This was followed by stereotactic ROI-guided implantation of depth electrodes and ROI-navigated resective surgery. Data on diagnostic yield, histology, and seizure outcome were collected and evaluated.RESULTSFourteen consecutive patients with apparently nonlesional epilepsy were included in this study. Reevaluation of the MR images with the help of MRI postprocessing analysis led to the identification of probable subtle lesions in 11 patients. Additional information obtained by SPECT imaging and MRI reevaluation suggested possible lesions in the remaining 3 patients. The ROI-guided invasive implantation of EEG yielded interictal and ictal activity in 13 patients who were consequently referred to resective surgery. Despite the apparently negative MRI findings, focal cortical dysplasia was found in 64% of the patients (n = 9). At the last available outcome, 8 patients (57%) were completely seizure free (International League Against Epilepsy Class 1).CONCLUSIONSThe results demonstrate the feasibility and usefulness of a robust and straightforward algorithm for implementation of MRI postprocessing-based targets into the neuronavigation system. This approach allowed the stereotactic implantation of a low number of depth electrodes only, which confirmed the seizure-onset hypothesis in 90% of the cases without causing any complications. Furthermore, the neuronavigated ROI-guided lesionectomy helped to perform resective surgery in this rather challenging subgroup of patients with apparent nonlesional epilepsy.
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- 2Epileptology, University of Bonn, University Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- 2Epileptology, University of Bonn, University Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- 2Epileptology, University of Bonn, University Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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Bunyaratavej K, Siwanuwatn R. Three-Dimensional Cortical Surface Reconstruction Versus Operative Findings: Their Similarity and Applications. World Neurosurg 2017; 107:809-819. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.08.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Scorza D, De Momi E, Plaino L, Amoroso G, Arnulfo G, Narizzano M, Kabongo L, Cardinale F. Retrospective evaluation and SEEG trajectory analysis for interactive multi-trajectory planner assistant. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2017; 12:1727-1738. [DOI: 10.1007/s11548-017-1641-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sparks R, Vakharia V, Rodionov R, Vos SB, Diehl B, Wehner T, Miserocchi A, McEvoy AW, Duncan JS, Ourselin S. Anatomy-driven multiple trajectory planning (ADMTP) of intracranial electrodes for epilepsy surgery. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2017. [PMID: 28620830 PMCID: PMC5541140 DOI: 10.1007/s11548-017-1628-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Purpose Epilepsy is potentially curable with resective surgery if the epileptogenic zone (EZ) can be identified. If non-invasive imaging is unable to elucidate the EZ, intracranial electrodes may be implanted to identify the EZ as well as map cortical function. In current clinical practice, each electrode trajectory is determined by time-consuming manual inspection of preoperative imaging to find a path that avoids blood vessels while traversing appropriate deep and superficial regions of interest (ROIs). We present anatomy-driven multiple trajectory planning (ADMTP) to find safe trajectories from a list of user-defined ROIs within minutes rather than the hours required for manual planning. Methods Electrode trajectories are automatically computed in three steps: (1) Target Point Selection to identify appropriate target points within each ROI; (2) Trajectory Risk Scoring to quantify the cumulative distance to critical structures (blood vessels) along each trajectory, defined as the skull entry point to target point. (3) Implantation Plan Computation: to determine a feasible combination of low-risk trajectories for all electrodes. Results ADMTP was evaluated on 20 patients (190 electrodes). ADMTP lowered the quantitative risk score in 83% of electrodes. Qualitative results show ADMTP found suitable trajectories for 70% of electrodes; a similar portion of manual trajectories were considered suitable. Trajectory suitability for ADMTP was 95% if traversing sulci was not included in the safety criteria. ADMTP is computationally efficient, computing between 7 and 12 trajectories in 54.5 (17.3–191.9) s. Conclusions ADMTP efficiently compute safe and surgically feasible electrode trajectories.
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- Rachel Sparks
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK.,Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, University College London Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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Barra B, De Momi E, Ferrigno G, Pero G, Cardinale F, Baselli G. ART 3.5D: an algorithm to label arteries and veins from three-dimensional angiography. J Med Imaging (Bellingham) 2016; 3:044002. [PMID: 27981065 DOI: 10.1117/1.jmi.3.4.044002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Preoperative three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of brain vasculature by digital subtraction angiography from computerized tomography (CT) in neurosurgery is gaining more and more importance, since vessels are the primary landmarks both for organs at risk and for navigation. Surgical embolization of cerebral aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations, epilepsy surgery, and stereoelectroencephalography are a few examples. Contrast-enhanced cone-beam computed tomography (CE-CBCT) represents a powerful facility, since it is capable of acquiring images in the operation room, shortly before surgery. However, standard 3-D reconstructions do not provide a direct distinction between arteries and veins, which is of utmost importance and is left to the surgeon's inference so far. Pioneering attempts by true four-dimensional (4-D) CT perfusion scans were already described, though at the expense of longer acquisition protocols, higher dosages, and sensible resolution losses. Hence, space is open to approaches attempting to recover the contrast dynamics from standard CE-CBCT, on the basis of anomalies overlooked in the standard 3-D approach. This paper aims at presenting algebraic reconstruction technique (ART) 3.5D, a method that overcomes the clinical limitations of 4-D CT, from standard 3-D CE-CBCT scans. The strategy works on the 3-D angiography, previously segmented in the standard way, and reprocesses the dynamics hidden in the raw data to recover an approximate dynamics in each segmented voxel. Next, a classification algorithm labels the angiographic voxels and artery or vein. Numerical simulations were performed on a digital phantom of a simplified 3-D vasculature with contrast transit. CE-CBCT projections were simulated and used for ART 3.5D testing. We achieved up to 90% classification accuracy in simulations, proving the feasibility of the presented approach for dynamic information recovery for arteries and veins segmentation.
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- Beatrice Barra
- Politecnico di Milano , Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano , Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano , Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, Milano 20133, Italy
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- Niguarda Hospital, "Claudio Munari" Center for Epilepsy Surgery, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, Milano 20162, Italy; Niguarda Hospital, Department of Neuroradiology, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 3, Milano 20162, Italy
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- Niguarda Hospital, "Claudio Munari" Center for Epilepsy Surgery, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore 3, Milano 20162, Italy; Niguarda Hospital, Department of Neuroradiology, Piazza Ospedale Maggiore, 3, Milano 20162, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano , Electronic Information and Bioengineering Department, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, Milano 20133, Italy
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Nowell M, Sparks R, Zombori G, Miserocchi A, Rodionov R, Diehl B, Wehner T, White M, Ourselin S, McEvoy A, Duncan J. Resection planning in extratemporal epilepsy surgery using 3D multimodality imaging and intraoperative MRI. Br J Neurosurg 2016; 31:468-470. [PMID: 27931117 PMCID: PMC5742999 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2016.1265086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Surgical resection in non-lesional, extratemporal epilepsy, informed by stereoEEG recordings, is challenging. There are no clear borders of resection, and the surgeon is often operating in deep areas of the brain that are difficult to access. We present a technical note where 3D multimodality image integration in EpiNavTM is used to build a planned resection model, based on a previous intracranial EEG evaluation. Intraoperative MRI is then used to ensure a complete resection of the planned model. As stereoEEG becomes more common in the presurgical evaluation of epilepsy, these tools will become increasingly important to facilitate targeted cortical resections.
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- Mark Nowell
- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK.,b Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit , Chalfont St Peter , UK
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- c Centre of Medical Imaging and Computing , UCL , London , UK
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- d Department of Neurosurgery , National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery , London , UK
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- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK.,b Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit , Chalfont St Peter , UK.,d Department of Neurosurgery , National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery , London , UK
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- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK.,b Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit , Chalfont St Peter , UK
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- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK.,b Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit , Chalfont St Peter , UK
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- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK.,b Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit , Chalfont St Peter , UK
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- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK
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- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK.,b Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit , Chalfont St Peter , UK.,d Department of Neurosurgery , National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery , London , UK
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- a Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy , UCL Institute of Neurology , London , UK.,b Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit , Chalfont St Peter , UK
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Cardinale F, Casaceli G, Raneri F, Miller J, Lo Russo G. Implantation of Stereoelectroencephalography Electrodes. J Clin Neurophysiol 2016; 33:490-502. [DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Intracranial EEG (iEEG) recordings are widely used for the work up of pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Different iEEG recording techniques namely subdural grids, strips, depth electrodes and stereoencephalography (SEEG) are available with distinct limitations and advantages. Epilepsy centres mastering multiple techniques apply them in an individualised patient approach. These tools are used to map the seizure onset zone which is pivotal in approximating the epileptogenic zone, i.e. the zone which is indispensable for the generation of seizures and when resected will render the patient seizure free. Besides, the implanted electrodes can be used to define eloquent cortex through direct cortical stimulation. Different clinical scenarios exist which favour one iEEG recording technique over the other. Proximity of the presumed epileptogenic zone to eloquent cortex, for example, is a clinical scenario which may favour grid electrodes over SEEG. We here review the indication for iEEG for the work-up of patients suffering from pharmacoresistant epilepsy. In addition, we provide a description of the recording techniques focussing on the main techniques used: grid electrodes, depth electrodes and stereoencephalography. We then outline different clinical scenarios and the preferred technical approach for intracranial recordings in these scenarios. Finally, we highlight which advances have been made in the field of iEEG and which advances are in the pipeline waiting to be established for clinical use. This review provides the clinician with an update on the diagnostic use of intracranial EEG for epilepsy surgery and thus aids in understanding patient selection for this technique which may ultimately improve referral patterns.
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Sparks R, Zombori G, Rodionov R, Nowell M, Vos SB, Zuluaga MA, Diehl B, Wehner T, Miserocchi A, McEvoy AW, Duncan JS, Ourselin S. Automated multiple trajectory planning algorithm for the placement of stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) electrodes in epilepsy treatment. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2016; 12:123-136. [PMID: 27368184 PMCID: PMC5216164 DOI: 10.1007/s11548-016-1452-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Purpose About one-third of individuals with focal epilepsy continue to have seizures despite optimal medical management. These patients are potentially curable with neurosurgery if the epileptogenic zone (EZ) can be identified and resected. Stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) to record epileptic activity with intracranial depth electrodes may be required to identify the EZ. Each SEEG electrode trajectory, the path between the entry on the skull and the cerebral target, must be planned carefully to avoid trauma to blood vessels and conflicts between electrodes. In current clinical practice trajectories are determined manually, typically taking 2–3 h per patient (15 min per electrode). Manual planning (MP) aims to achieve an implantation plan with good coverage of the putative EZ, an optimal spatial resolution, and 3D distribution of electrodes. Computer-assisted planning tools can reduce planning time by quantifying trajectory suitability. Methods We present an automated multiple trajectory planning (MTP) algorithm to compute implantation plans. MTP uses dynamic programming to determine a set of plans. From this set a depth-first search algorithm finds a suitable plan. We compared our MTP algorithm to (a) MP and (b) an automated single trajectory planning (STP) algorithm on 18 patient plans containing 165 electrodes. Results MTP changed all 165 trajectories compared to MP. Changes resulted in lower risk (122), increased grey matter sampling (99), shorter length (92), and surgically preferred entry angles (113). MTP changed 42 % (69/165) trajectories compared to STP. Every plan had between 1 to 8 (median 3.5) trajectories changed to resolve electrode conflicts, resulting in surgically preferred plans. Conclusion MTP is computationally efficient, determining implantation plans containing 7–12 electrodes within 1 min, compared to 2–3 h for MP.
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- Rachel Sparks
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK.
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK.,National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), London, UK
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- Centre for Medical Image Computing, University College London, London, UK.,Dementia Research Centre, Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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Nowell M, Rodionov R, Zombori G, Sparks R, Rizzi M, Ourselin S, Miserocchi A, McEvoy A, Duncan J. A Pipeline for 3D Multimodality Image Integration and Computer-assisted Planning in Epilepsy Surgery. J Vis Exp 2016. [PMID: 27286266 PMCID: PMC4927706 DOI: 10.3791/53450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Epilepsy surgery is challenging and the use of 3D multimodality image integration (3DMMI) to aid presurgical planning is well-established. Multimodality image integration can be technically demanding, and is underutilised in clinical practice. We have developed a single software platform for image integration, 3D visualization and surgical planning. Here, our pipeline is described in step-by-step fashion, starting with image acquisition, proceeding through image co-registration, manual segmentation, brain and vessel extraction, 3D visualization and manual planning of stereoEEG (SEEG) implantations. With dissemination of the software this pipeline can be reproduced in other centres, allowing other groups to benefit from 3DMMI. We also describe the use of an automated, multi-trajectory planner to generate stereoEEG implantation plans. Preliminary studies suggest this is a rapid, safe and efficacious adjunct for planning SEEG implantations. Finally, a simple solution for the export of plans and models to commercial neuronavigation systems for implementation of plans in the operating theater is described. This software is a valuable tool that can support clinical decision making throughout the epilepsy surgery pathway.
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- Mark Nowell
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology;
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Institute of Neurology
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Onofrey JA, Staib LH, Papademetris X. Learning intervention-induced deformations for non-rigid MR-CT registration and electrode localization in epilepsy patients. Neuroimage Clin 2015; 10:291-301. [PMID: 26900569 PMCID: PMC4724039 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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This paper describes a framework for learning a statistical model of non-rigid deformations induced by interventional procedures. We make use of this learned model to perform constrained non-rigid registration of pre-procedural and post-procedural imaging. We demonstrate results applying this framework to non-rigidly register post-surgical computed tomography (CT) brain images to pre-surgical magnetic resonance images (MRIs) of epilepsy patients who had intra-cranial electroencephalography electrodes surgically implanted. Deformations caused by this surgical procedure, imaging artifacts caused by the electrodes, and the use of multi-modal imaging data make non-rigid registration challenging. Our results show that the use of our proposed framework to constrain the non-rigid registration process results in significantly improved and more robust registration performance compared to using standard rigid and non-rigid registration methods.
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- John A. Onofrey
- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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3D for Define Implantation Targets, Distinguish Eloquent Cortex, or Desist From Invasive Monitoring. Epilepsy Curr 2015; 15:338-9. [PMID: 26633956 DOI: 10.5698/1535-7511-15.6.338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Nowell M, Sparks R, Zombori G, Miserocchi A, Rodionov R, Diehl B, Wehner T, Baio G, Trevisi G, Tisdall M, Ourselin S, McEvoy AW, Duncan J. Comparison of computer-assisted planning and manual planning for depth electrode implantations in epilepsy. J Neurosurg 2015; 124:1820-8. [PMID: 26636383 DOI: 10.3171/2015.6.jns15487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of multitrajectory computer-assisted planning software (CAP) to plan stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) electrode arrangements. METHODS A cohort of 18 patients underwent SEEG for evaluation of epilepsy at a single center between August 2013 and August 2014. Planning of electrodes was performed manually and stored using EpiNav software. CAP was developed as a planning tool in EpiNav. The user preselects a set of cerebral targets and optimized trajectory constraints, and then runs an automated search of potential scalp entry points and associated trajectories. Each trajectory is associated with metrics for a safety profile, derived from the minimal distance to vascular structures, and an efficacy profile, derived from the proportion of depth electrodes that are within or adjacent to gray matter. CAP was applied to the cerebral targets used in the cohort of 18 previous manually planned implantations to generate new multitrajectory implantation plans. A comparison was then undertaken for trajectory safety and efficacy. RESULTS CAP was applied to 166 electrode targets in 18 patients. There were significant improvements in both the safety profile and efficacy profile of trajectories generated by CAP compared with manual planning (p < 0.05). Three independent neurosurgeons assessed the feasibility of the trajectories generated by CAP, with 131 (78.9%) of 166 trajectories deemed suitable for implementation in clinical practice. CAP was performed in real time, with a median duration of 8 minutes for each patient, although this does not include the time taken for data preparation. CONCLUSIONS CAP is a promising tool to plan SEEG implantations. CAP provides feasible depth electrode arrangements, with quantitatively greater safety and efficacy profiles, and with a substantial reduction in duration of planning within the 3D multimodality framework.
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- Mark Nowell
- Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter;,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology
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- Centre of Medical Imaging and Computing, University College London
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- Centre of Medical Imaging and Computing, University College London
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- Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter;,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology;,Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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- Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter;,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology
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- Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter;,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology;,Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter;,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology;,Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London; and
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- Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital
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- Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter;,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology;,Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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- Epilepsy Society, MRI Unit, Chalfont St Peter;,Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Institute of Neurology
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Pratt R, Deprest J, Vercauteren T, Ourselin S, David AL. Computer-assisted surgical planning and intraoperative guidance in fetal surgery: a systematic review. Prenat Diagn 2015; 35:1159-66. [PMID: 26235960 PMCID: PMC4737238 DOI: 10.1002/pd.4660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 07/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fetal surgery has become a clinical reality, with interventions for twin‐to‐twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and spina bifida demonstrated to improve outcome. Fetal imaging is evolving, with the use of 3D ultrasound and fetal MRI becoming more common in clinical practise. Medical imaging analysis is also changing, with technology being developed to assist surgeons by creating 3D virtual models that improve understanding of complex anatomy, and prove powerful tools in surgical planning and intraoperative guidance. We introduce the concept of computer‐assisted surgical planning, and present the results of a systematic review of image reconstruction for fetal surgical planning that identified six articles using such technology. Indications from other specialities suggest a benefit of surgical planning and guidance to improve outcomes. There is therefore an urgent need to develop fetal‐specific technology in order to improve fetal surgical outcome. © 2015 The Authors. Prenatal Diagnosis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. What's already known about this topic?Fetal surgery has now become a clinical reality, with interventions such as laser treatment for twin‐to‐twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) and open fetal surgery for spina bifida demonstrated in randomised control trials to improve neonatal outcome Other specialities are increasingly utilising computer‐assisted surgical planning software, with evidence that this can improve outcome
What does this study add?We feel that there is an urgent need to develop fetal‐specific technology for surgical planning as it is likely to play an important role in improving outcomes from fetal surgery
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- Rosalind Pratt
- Translational Imaging Group, CMIC, University College London, London, UK.,Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics, University Hospitals KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Imaging Group, CMIC, University College London, London, UK
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- Translational Imaging Group, CMIC, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
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Nowell M. In response: Talairach methodology in the era of 3D multimodal imaging: "The song remains the same," but catchier, and therefore more helpful for clinical decision making and surgical planning in epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia 2015; 56:977-8. [PMID: 26040534 DOI: 10.1111/epi.12990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Mark Nowell
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
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MRI characterization of temporal lobe epilepsy using rapidly measurable spatial indices with hemisphere asymmetries and gender features. Neuroradiology 2015; 57:873-86. [PMID: 26032924 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-015-1540-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The paucity of morphometric markers for hemispheric asymmetries and gender variations in hippocampi and amygdalae in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) calls for better characterization of TLE by finding more useful prognostic MRI parameter(s). METHODS T1-weighted MRI (3 T) morphometry using multiple parameters of hippocampus-parahippocampus (angular and linear measures, volumetry) and amygdalae (volumetry) including their hemispheric asymmetry indices (AI) were evaluated in both genders. The cutoff values of parameters were statistically estimated from measurements of healthy subjects to characterize TLE (57 patients, 55% male) alterations. RESULTS TLE had differential categories with hippocampal atrophy, parahippocampal angle (PHA) acuteness, and several other parametric changes. Bilateral TLE categories were much more prevalent compared to unilateral TLE categories. Female patients were considerably more disposed to bilateral TLE categories than male patients. Male patients displayed diverse categories of unilateral abnormalities. Few patients (both genders) had combined bilateral appearances of hippocampal atrophy, amygdala atrophy, PHA acuteness, and increase in hippocampal angle (HA) where medial distance ratio (MDR) varied among genders. TLE had gender-specific and hemispheric dominant alterations in AI of parameters. Maximum magnitude of parametric changes in TLE includes (a) AI increase in HA of both genders, (b) HA increase (bilateral) in female patients, and (c) increase in ratio of amygdale/hippocampal volume (unilateral, right hemispheric), and AI decrease in MDR, in male patients. CONCLUSION Multiparametric MRI studies of hippocampus and amygdalae, including their hemispheric asymmetry, underscore better characterization of TLE. Rapidly measurable single-slice parameters (HA, PHA, MDR) can readily delineate TLE in a time-constrained clinical setting, which contrasts with customary three-dimensional hippocampal volumetry that requires many slice computation.
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Cardinale F. Talairach methodology in the era of 3D multimodal imaging: “The song remains the same,” but catchier, and therefore more helpful for clinical decision making and surgical planning in epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia 2015; 56:976-7. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.12980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Francesco Cardinale
- “Claudio Munari” Center for Epilepsy and Parkinson Surgery; Niguarda Hospital; Milano Italy
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