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- Title
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF MEYER'S LOOP TRACTOGRAPHY.
- Authors
GOGA, CRISTINA; FLORIAN, IOAN ȘTEFAN; RODRIGUEZ, MENA RUBEN; FIRAT, ZEYNEP; HĂLMACIU, IOANA; BRÎNZANIUC, KLARA
- Abstract
Visual field defects (VFD) due to Meyer's loop injury may occur after temporal lobe resection surgery. Diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) of the Meyer's loop may reduce the risk of postoperative VFD. Currently, there is no standardized method to perform tractography for this structure. We performed DTT of the Meyer's loop in 10 healthy subjects and demonstrated the complex arrangement of the various projection fibers that compose the Meyer's loop and the complex relations with the neighbouring fiber systems. Evaluation of the Meyer's loop through the use of tractography may be a useful method to predict VFD after temporal resection surgery and this anatomical knowledge may be used to build surgical strategies and tactics to avoid the risk of intraoperative damage to this structure.
- Subjects
BRAIN injuries; SCOTOMA; TEMPORAL lobe surgery; DIFFUSION tensor imaging; POSTOPERATIVE care; BRAIN damage; INJURY risk factors
- Publication
Acta Medica Transilvanica, 2014, Vol 19, Issue 4, p187
- ISSN
1453-1968
- Publication type
Article