Quantifying eloquent locations for glioblastoma surgery using resection probability maps

摘要

OBJECTIVE Decisions in glioblastoma surgery are often guided by presumed eloquence of the tumor location. The authors introduce the & ldquo;expected residual tumor volume & rdquo; (eRV) and the & ldquo;expected resectability index & rdquo; (eRI) based on previous decisions aggregated in resection probability maps. The diagnostic accuracy of eRV and eRI to predict biopsy decisions, resectability, functional outcome, and survival was determined.