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  • 1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. agolby@bwh.harvard.edu

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This study introduces interactive tractography software for surgical planning. The tool enhances visualization of white matter tracts near tumors, aiding surgeons in understanding spatial relationships to critical structures.

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  • Neuroimaging
  • Neurosurgery
  • Medical Software Development

Background:

  • Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides 3D visualization of white matter tracts but has limitations in surgical planning due to difficulties in identifying critical structures within fiber bundles.
  • Current tractography methods struggle to define the spatial relationship between white matter tracts, tumors, and critical neuroanatomical structures.

Observation:

  • A novel interactive software tool was developed within an open-source project to address limitations in DTI tractography for surgical planning.
  • The software allows dynamic seed point placement and fiber display around segmented structures with tunable parameters, facilitating local selection of fibers.

Findings:

  • Interactive tractography enabled 3D visualization of white matter tracts in proximity to tumors and critical structures.

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  • Tracts were successfully identified using anatomical/functional MRI regions of interest, distance from tumor volume, and dynamic seed-point spheres.
  • The tool facilitated the exploration of spatial relationships between white matter, lesions, critical structures, and functional cortical areas.

    • Implications:

    • This interactive approach enhances neurosurgical planning by providing a clearer understanding of white matter anatomy relative to pathologies.
    • The developed software package offers a valuable resource for the research community to advance DTI tractography applications.
    • Improved visualization of white matter tracts can lead to more precise surgical interventions and better patient outcomes.