Evaluation of the surgical learning curve for I-125 episcleral plaque placement for the treatment of posterior uveal melanoma: A two decade review

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 447-452

  Shah, Nisha V ^a   Houston, Samuel K ^a   Murray, Timothy G ^a,b   Markoe, Arnold M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Intraoperative ultrasound; Ocular oncology

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IODINE 125 EPISCLERAL PLAQUE; IODINE 125 PLAQUE BRACHYTHERAPY; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; POSTERIOR UVEA MELANOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 84930474297     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S30307     Document Type: Article

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