Resting-State vs. Task-Based Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neurosurgical Planning: A Narrative Review of Clinical Applications
Maurycy Rakowski, Natalia Anna Koc, Anna Dębska, Bartosz Szmyd, Agata Zawadzka, Karol Zaczkowski, Małgorzata Podstawka, Dagmara Wilmańska, Adam Dobek, Ludomir Stefańczyk, Dariusz J. Jaskólski, Karol Wiśniewski · 2026
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Maurycy Rakowski and co-authors compare two brain scan styles for planning neurosurgery, in a 2026 narrative review. Surgeons must map speech, movement and pathway areas before removing tumours or treating epilepsy. Cutting widely fights disease, while cutting carefully protects function.
Task-based scans, where patients perform actions in the scanner, remain the established route for motor and language maps. Their weakness is reliance on patient cooperation, clear thinking and healthy blood flow responses. Resting-state scans need no tasks, suiting patients with weakness, fatigue or language loss. The review weighs accuracy, workflow and validation for both, drawing on literature to March 2026 across four databases.
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| CREATOR | Maurycy Rakowski, Natalia Anna Koc, Anna Dębska, Bartosz Szmyd, Agata Zawadzka, Karol Zaczkowski, Małgorzata Podstawka, Dagmara Wilmańska, Adam Dobek, Ludomir Stefańczyk, Dariusz J. Jaskólski, Karol Wiśniewski |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 77163 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |