Stereotactic radiotherapy of symptomatic circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1977-1982

  Kivelä, Tero ^a   Tenhunen, Mikko ^a   Joensuu, Timo ^a   Tommila, Petri ^a   Joensuu, Heikki ^a   Kouri, Mauri ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CHOROIDAL HEMANGIOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR REGRESSION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0141858771     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00483-4     Document Type: Article

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