A simple method for predicting imaging-based complications following gamma knife surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 4-7

  Ganz, Jeremy C ^a,b   Reda, Wael A ^a   Abdelkarim, Khalid ^a   Hafez, Ayman ^a  

^a Gamma Knife Center   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Complication; Edema; Gamma knife surgery; Meningioma; Radiation dose; Target volume

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOSURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 13744252937     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0004     Document Type: Article

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