Highlights
- •CTAD increased trainee confidence and accuracy when evaluating language dominance.
- •CTAD decreased time to interpretation when evaluating language dominance.
- •Trainees preferred interpreting fMRI with CTAD over conventional display.
Abstract
Rationale and objectives
Materials and methods
Results
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Abbreviations:
BOLD (blood oxygen level dependent), CTAD (combined task activation display), EHI (Edinburgh Handedness Inventory), fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging), LI (laterality index)Keywords
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☆This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
☆Abstract previously presented at: 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, October 9–11, 2017; Portland, Oregon.
