Gamma knife radiosurgery in neuro-ophthalmology

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 317-324

  Carvounis, Petros E ^a   Katz, Barrett ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus meningioma; Craniopharyngioma; Gamma knife; Pineal tumors; Pituitary adenoma; Rad ation optic neuropathy; Radiosurgery; Uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MENINGIOMA; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CATARACT; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UVEA MELANOMA;

ADENOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEUROLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PINEAL GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; UVEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1542721930     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00055735-200312000-00001     Document Type: Review

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