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Original Article A Preliminary Experience with Use of Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Thalamic Glioma Surgery: A Case Series of 38 Patients 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Xuan Zheng , Xinghua Xu , Hui Zhang , Qun Wang , Xiaodong Ma , Xiaolei Chen , Guochen Sun , Jiashu Zhang , Jinli Jiang 1 1 1 , Bainan Xu , Jun Zhang - BACKGROUND: Thalamic gliomas are rare tumors that MRI may be helpful in achieving the maximal resection rate constitute 1%e5% of all central nervous system tumors. with minimal surgical-related morbidity. However, because Despite advanced techniques and equipment, surgical of severe disease progression, the overall prognosis is resection remains challenging because of the vital struc- unfavorable. tures adjacent to the tumor. Intraoperative magnetic reso- nance imaging (MRI) might play an active role during brain tumor surgery because it compensates for brain shift or operation-induced hemorrhage, which are challenging is- sues for neurosurgeons. INTRODUCTION - METHODS: We reviewed 38 patients treated surgically halamic tumors are uncommon, accounting for 1%e5% under intraoperative MRI guidance between January 2008 of all brain tumors.1-3 They are mainly gliomas, most of Twhich are astrocytomas.4 Because thalamic gliomas are and July 2015 at our center. Preoperative, intraope