Laser-induced thermotherapy of neoplastic lesions in the brain - Underlying tissue alterations, MRI-monitoring and clinical applicability

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 803-812

  Schulze, P C ^a   Vitzthum, H E ^b   Goldammer, A ^b   Schneider, J P ^b   Schober, Ralf ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Histology; MRI; Nd:YAG laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER INDUCED THERMOTHERAPY; LASER SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONLINE MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; YAG LASER;

EID: 3543058102     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0293-5     Document Type: Review

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