Stereotactic laser induced thermotherapy (LITT): A novel treatment for brain lesions regrowing after radiosurgery

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-503

  Torres Reveron, Juan ^a   Tomasiewicz, Hilarie C ^b   Shetty, Anil ^c   Amankulor, Nduka M ^a,d   Chiang, Veronica L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Visualase Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Metastases; Radiation necrosis; Thermocoagulation; Thermotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LASER THERMOTHERAPY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OVARY CARCINOMA; RADIATION NECROSIS; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; STEREOTACTIC LASER INDUCED THERMOTHERAPY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; THERMOCOAGULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR GROWTH; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FOLLOW UP; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY; SECONDARY; SURVIVAL RATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASER THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84879412009     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-013-1142-2     Document Type: Article

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