Resumen

ROSALES F, Rosario et al. OBTENCION DE MAPAS CORTICALES DE AREAS MOTORA Y VISUAL, CON RESONANCIA MAGNETICA CEREBRAL FUNCIONAL. Rev. chil. radiol. [online]. 2006, vol.12, n.4, pp. 164-169. ISSN 0717-9308.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-93082006000400006.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a non-invasive imaging tool that measure regional cerebral blood flow related changes. Functional MR mapping of the sensory-motor cortex and visual cortex was performed in 24 healthy volunteers. The visual areas in individual subjects were mapped through passively viewing a video stimulus. The activation motor test consisted of a simple hand movement. In both cases, a functional cortical map was obtained. Presurgical mapping of the sensory-motor cortex and visual cortex is a potentially usefull clinical application of fMRI

Palabras clave : Brain; cortical activity; fMRI; visual areas; motor areas.