Preliminary report of multisession gamma knife radiosurgery for benign perioptic lesions: Visual outcome in 22 patients

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-71

  Kim, Jong Won ^a   Im, Yong Seok ^a   Nam, De Hyun ^a   Park, Kwan ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Lee, Jung Il ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gamma knife; Multisession radiosurgery; Visual complication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; OPTIC NERVE TUMOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR GROWTH; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

EID: 56749150499     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.2.67     Document Type: Article

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