Stereotactic interstitial radiosurgery for cerebral metastases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 630-635

  Curry Jr , William T ^a   Cosgrove, Garth Rees ^a   Hochberg, Fred H ^a   Loeffler, Jay ^a   Zervas, Nicholas T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Brain tumor; Cerebral metastasis; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTON THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SEIZURE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 32044469858     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.103.4.0630     Document Type: Article

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