Microsurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations: Analysis and comparison with stereotactic radiosurgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 641-646

  Pikus, Harold J ^a,b   Beach, Michael L ^a   Harbaugh, Robert E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Microsurgery; Radiosurgery; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOSURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031941771     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.4.0641     Document Type: Article

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