sLORETA allows reliable distributed source reconstruction based on subdural strip and grid recordings

Source localization based on invasive recordings by subdural strip and grid electrodes is a topic of increasing interest. This simulation study addresses the question, which factors are relevant for reliable source reconstruction based on sLORETA. MRI and electrode positions of a patient undergoing invasive presurgical epilepsy diagnostics were the basis of sLORETA simulations. A boundary element head model derived from the MRI was used for the simulation of electrical potentials and source reconstruction. Focal dipolar sources distributed on a regular three‐dimensional lattice and spatiotemporal distributed patches served as input for simulation. In addition to the distance between original and reconstructed source maxima, the activation volume of the reconstruction and the correlation of time courses between the original and reconstructed sources were investigated. Simulations were supplemented by the localization of the patient's spike activity. For noise‐free simulated data, sLORETA achieved results with zero localization error. Added noise diminished the percentage of reliable source localizations with a localization error ≤15 mm to 67.8%. Only for source positions close to the electrode contacts the activation volume correctly represented focal generators. Time‐courses of original and reconstructed sources were significantly correlated. The case study results showed accurate localization. sLORETA is a distributed source model, which can be applied for reliable grid and strip based source localization. For distant source positions, overestimation of the extent of the generator has to be taken into account. sLORETA‐based source reconstruction has the potential to improve the localization of distributed generators in presurgical epilepsy diagnostics and cognitive neuroscience. Hum Brain Mapp , 2011. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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