Stereotactic noninvasive volume measurement compared with geometric measurement for indications and evaluation of gamma knife treatment

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 140-142

  Del Valle, Ramiro ^a   Pérez, Miguel ^b   Ortiz, Juan ^b   Ruiz, Salvador ^b   De Anda, Salvador ^b   Jaramillo, José ^b   Martínez, Manuel ^b   Corona, Roberto ^b   Vivas, Ingrid ^b   Facha, M A Teresa ^b   Olmos, Rosario ^b   Arrieta, Arturo ^b   Estrada, Josué ^b  

^a LIVER RESEARCH UNIT   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gamma knife surgery; Intracranial tumor; Stereotaxy; Volume measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TECHNIQUE; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR VOLUME;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 13744257103     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0140     Document Type: Article

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