Photodynamic therapy of brain tumors - A work in progress

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 384-389

  Muller, Paul J ^a   Wilson, Brian C ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Gliomas; Photofrin PDT

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOTOMY; DYE LASER; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; DIHEMATOPORPHYRIN ETHER; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 33745727964     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20338     Document Type: Article

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