Neurovascular Radiosurgery

Interventional Neuroradiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-202

  Söderman, Michael ^a   Guo, W Y ^b   Karlsson, B ^c   Pelz, D M ^d   Ulfarsson, E ^a   Andersson, T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dural arteriovenous shunts; Gamma knife radiosurgery; Intracranial arteriovenous malformations; Radiosurgery; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; DURA MATER; HUMAN; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOSURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33845673479     PISSN: 11239344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/159101990601200301     Document Type: Article

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