Table 1 Comparison among nTMS, DES, and fMRI
nTMS | DES | fMRI | |
|---|---|---|---|
Safety issue | Safe, noninvasive | Invasive | Safe, noninvasive |
Accuracy | High accuracy | Gold standard for mapping of motor and language | Accuracy is affected by patient’s cooperation Less reliable for motor mapping in patients with brain tumor |
Maneuverability | Simple Do not need patient’s cooperation | Complex | Require complex post-processing analysis Need patient’s cooperation |
Expenses | Low | High | Low |
Level of comfort | Well tolerated in motor mapping A little uncomfortable in language mapping | Invasive | Comfortable but can not be applied to claustrophobic patients |