Improved target volume definition in radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformations by stereotactic correlation of MRA, MRI, blood bolus tagging, and functional MRI

European Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-45

  Schad, L R ^a   Bock, M ^a   Baudendistel, K ^a   Essig, M ^a   Debus, J ^a   Knopp, M V ^a   Engenhart, R ^a   Lorenz, W J ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformations; Image correlation; Magnetic resonance angiography; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; PENTETIC ACID; PLASTIC; STEEL; TITANIUM;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CERAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMOBILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR CORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION; WOOD;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINUM; BLOOD; CERAMICS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOTOR CORTEX; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PENTETIC ACID; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PLASTICS; RADIOSURGERY; STEEL; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TITANIUM; WOOD;

EID: 0029685871     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00619950     Document Type: Article

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