Publications by authors named "Feng-Ping Zhu"
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- The study evaluates the effectiveness of advanced techniques like intraoperative MRI, awake craniotomy, and neurophysiologic monitoring for removing dominant-sided insular gliomas in patients.
- A total of 30 patients underwent surgery using guided methods to precisely locate critical brain areas, with improvements noted in the extent of tumor removal and overall safety.
- Results showed that these combined methods increased the extent of resection and reduced the chances of permanent language and motor deficits, making them beneficial for maximal safe tumor removal.
Background: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) is a promising tool in clinical application, especially in presurgical mapping for neurosurgery. This study aimed to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of R-fMRI in the localization of hand motor area in patients with brain tumors validated by direct cortical stimulation (DCS). We also compared this technique to task-based blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) fMRI (T-fMRI).
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- * It involved 75 depressed patients and 75 non-depressed controls, measuring inflammatory cytokines like TNF-α, and depressive symptoms using the BDI-II scale.
- * Results showed that depressed patients had higher levels of TNF-α, and there was a positive correlation between depressive symptoms and TNF-α levels in these patients.
Background: The ability of preoperative MRI-sequences to predict the consistency of intracranial meningiomas has not yet been clearly defined. We aim to demonstrate that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) improves the prediction of intracranial meningiomas consistency.
Methods: We prospectively studied 110 meningioma patients operated on in a single center from March 1st to the 25th of May 2012.
The purpose of this study is to estimate the remodelling characteristics of STA-MCA bypass and its influence on patency via the use of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) technology. The reconstructed three-dimensional geometries from MRA were segmented to create computational domains for CFD simulations. Eleven patients, who underwent regular MRA both immediately following surgery and at the six months follow-up, were studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) dates back to the 1990s and has been successfully applied in neurosurgery but they were low-field iMRI (< 1.0T). This paper reports the clinical experience with a 3T iMRI-integrated neurosurgical suite in Huashan Hospital, Shanghai, China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Glioma surgery in eloquent areas remains a challenge because of the risk of postoperative motor deficits.
Objective: To prospectively evaluate the efficiency of using a combination of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) tractography functional neuronavigation and direct subcortical stimulation (DsCS) to yield a maximally safe resection of cerebral glioma in eloquent areas.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in 58 subjects with an initial diagnosis of primary cerebral glioma within or adjacent to the pyramidal tract (PT).
Objective: To report the preliminary experience in clinical application of 3.0 T intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) neuronavigation system in China.
Methods: From September 2010 to March 2011, a consecutive series of 122 patients with intracranial lesions underwent operations in guidance with 3.
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- * Recent advancements in surgical techniques and supplements for glioma surgery have emerged in China, analyzed through a comprehensive review of existing studies from multiple databases.
- * Current practices emphasize not just tumor removal, but also the patient's postoperative quality of life and neurofunctional status, aiming for a balance between survival and well-being.