Accuracy of an experimental stereotactic system for MRI-based Gamma Knife irradiation in the rat

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1103-1108

  Kamiryo, T ^a   Berr, S S ^a   Berk, H W ^a   Lee, K S ^a,b   Kassell, N F ^a   Steiner, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma Knife; MRI; Rat; Stereotactic atlas; Stereotactic device

Indexed keywords

EVANS BLUE; GADOLINIUM;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA KNIFE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RAT; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

EID: 0029791031     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01412315     Document Type: Article

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