Analysis of nidus obliteration rates after gamma knife surgery for arteriovenous malformations based on long-term follow-up data: The University of Tokyo experience

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-24

  Shin, Masahiro ^a   Maruyama, Keisuke ^a   Kurita, Hiroki ^a   Kawamoto, Shunsuke ^a   Tago, Masao ^a   Terahara, Atsuro ^a   Morita, Akio ^a   Ueki, Keisuke ^a   Takakura, Kintomo ^a   Kirino, Takaaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Gamma knife surgery; Long term outcome; Obliteration rate; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042561530     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.1.0018     Document Type: Article

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