Radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations: Assessment of early phase magnetic resonance imaging and significance of gadolinium-DTPA enhancement

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 663-675

  Morikawa, Minoru ^a,c   Numaguchi, Yuji ^a,d   Rigamonti, Daniele ^b,e   Kuroiwa, Toshiro ^a,f   Rothman, Michael I ^a   Zoarski, Gregg H ^a   Simard, J Mark ^a   Eisenberg, Howard ^a   Amin, Pradip P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Nagasaki Chuo National Hospital   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Gamma knife; MR angiography; MR imaging; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

COBALT 60; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0030066443     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02160-4     Document Type: Article

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