Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of large arteriovenous malformations with or without previous partial embolization

Neurosurgery

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 519-530

  Veznedaroglu, Erol ^a   Andrews, David W ^a,c   Benitez, Ronald P ^a   Downes, M Beverly ^a   Werner Wasik, Maria ^a   Rosenstock, Jeffrey ^b   Curran Jr , Walter J ^a   Rosenwasser, Robert H ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Stereotactic radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4444304886     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000134285.41701.83     Document Type: Review

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