Gamma knife radiosurgery of meningiomas involving the foramen magnum

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-28

  Starke, R M ^a   Nguyen, J H ^a   Reames, D L ^a   Rainey, J ^a   Sheehan, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foramen magnum; gamma knife; meningioma; microsurgery; outcome; radiosurgery; recurrence; skull base

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORAMEN MAGNUM; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957578769     PISSN: 09748237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.65478     Document Type: Article

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