External beam radiotherapy (20 Gy, 2 Gy fractions) fails to control the growth of choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration: A review of 111 cases

Retina

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 481-492

  Stalmans, Peter ^a   Leys, Anita ^b   Van Limbergen, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Choroidal neovascularization; Digital fundus imaging; External beam radiotherapy; Image analysis software; Membrane size

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER COAGULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SUBRETINAL NEOVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0031464687     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199706000-00001     Document Type: Article

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