Jalaluddin Win Mar @ Salmah
Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abdul Karim Ahmad Helmy
Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Che Abdullah Munirah
Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abdullah Mohd Shafie
Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Hamat Siti Afidah
Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abdul Halim Wan Nazyrah
Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Ahmad Alwani Liyana
Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Mohd Noor Nor Safira Elaina
Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abd Hamid Aini Ismafairus
Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Chueh Hoshiang
Business Unit MRI, Philips Healthcare Asia Pacific, 620A, Lorong 1, Toa Payoh, Singapore 319762
Abstract
Neurotechnology, which involves information obtained from magnetic and electrical based images, is at its growing phase in Malaysia. The article titled “Coping with Brain Disorders using Neurotechnology”, published in the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume 19, Issue 1, 2012 (1), has caught our interest. Although functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) is not a new tool in neuroimaging, it is relatively new in our Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, which has begun to use the technology for patients’ care and research. This particular technology is used solely in nervous system diseases for either medical or surgical-related purposes. Two of the major applications in neurosurgery are pre- and postoperative assessments of diseases (2–4). The preoperative assessment is essential to obtain best operative results, especially when the eloquent areas of the brain are involved
