Intracavitary irradiation with colloidal phosphorus-32 for treatment of an arachnoid cyst: A new approach

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 55-58

  Kondziolka, D ^a  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnoid cyst; Radioactive phosphorus; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS 32;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030790187     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1053416     Document Type: Article

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