Angiographic follow-up in 37 patients after radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations as part of a multimodality treatment approach

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 136-142

  Smith, Kris A ^a   Shelter, Andrew ^a   Speiser, Burton ^a   Spetzler, Robert F ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteriovenous malformations; Embolization; Linac; Microsurgery; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOSURGERY; SCHOOL CHILD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031392827     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099865     Document Type: Conference Paper

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