Gamma knife surgery for atypical meningiomas

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 283-286

  Huffmann, Beate C ^a   Reinacher, Peter C ^a   Gilsbach, Joachim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atypical meningioma; Gamma knife surgery; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOSURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 13744261117     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.s_supplement.0283     Document Type: Article

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