Protection of visual pathway in Gamma Knife radiosurgery for craniopharyngiomas

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 139-151

  Chung, W Y ^a,d   Pan, H C ^a   Guo, W Y ^b   Shiau, C Y ^c   Wang, L W ^c   Wu, H M ^b   Lee, L S ^a  

^a Neurological Institute   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Gamma Knife; Optic chiasm; Optic nerve; Radiation dose; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOSURGERY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0031757780     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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