Angiographic long-term follow-up data for arteriovenous malformations previously proven to be obliterated after gamma knife radiosurgery

Neurosurgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 803-810

  Lindqvist, Melker ^a   Karlsson, Bengt ^a   Guo, Wan Yuo ^b   Kihlström, Lars ^a   Lippitz, Bodo ^a   Yamamoto, Masaaki ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Complications; Hemorrhage; Long term follow up; Outcome; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034087184     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200004000-00006     Document Type: Article

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