Protection of visual pathway in gamma knife radiosurgery for craniopharyngiomas.

Wen-Yuh Chung,H. C. Pan,Wan-Yuo Guo,C.Y. Shiau,L.W. Wang,Hsiu-Mei Wu,Liang-Shong Lee

Protection of visual pathway in gamma knife radiosurgery for craniopharyngiomas.

1998

Wen-Yuh Chung
H. C. Pan
Wan-Yuo Guo
C.Y. Shiau
L.W. Wang
Hsiu-Mei Wu
Liang-Shong Lee

Craniopharyngiomas present a major challenge to Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) due to their proximity to the optic apparatus. Based on observations of the evolving tumoral change on MRI and clinical

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Radiosurgery
Craniopharyngioma
Medical physics
Optic nerve
Visual impairment
Visual field
Optic chiasm
Visual acuity
Medicine
gamma knife
radiation dose
gamma knife radiosurgery
Nuclear medicine

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