Radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the basal ganglia, thalamus, and brainstem

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 210-214

  Pollock, Bruce E ^a   Gorman, Deborah A ^a   Brown, Paul D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Basal ganglia; Brainstem; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSURGERY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0942265959     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.2.0210     Document Type: Article

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