How to improve obliteration rates during volume-staged stereotactic radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations

H Kano, JC Flickinger, A Nakamura, RC Jacobs… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) remains challenging. The authors retrospectively tested the
hypothesis that AVM obliteration rates … a minimal threshold dose of radiation. METHODS In …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain arteriovenous malformations: evaluation of obliteration and review of associated predictors

BJ Daou, G Palmateer, BG Thompson… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2020 - Elsevier
… resulting in a lower prescribed radiation dose, which may affect obliteration rate. This could
also explain our observation of a venous varix being associated with lower obliteration rates. …

Repeat stereotactic radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformations: factors associated with incomplete obliteration

BE Pollock, D Kondziolka, LD Lunsford… - …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
… imaging will likely increase the rate of AVM obliteration after stereotactic radiosurgery. …
obliteration of their AVMs. We generally recommended repeat stereotactic radiosurgery for …

Microsurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations: analysis and comparison with stereotactic radiosurgery

HJ Pikus, ML Beach, RE Harbaugh - Journal of neurosurgery, 1998 - thejns.org
rates may be falsely elevated. The pessimistic assessment of a definite obliteration rate for
stereotactic radiosurgery … by the optimistic assessment of probable obliteration. The true …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas: a systematic review

CJ Chen, CC Lee, D Ding, RM Starke… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
… the obliteration rate of DAVFs in patients treated with SRS. We also compare obliteration
rates … obJeCt The goal of this study was to evaluate the obliteration rate of intracranial dural …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the brain

LD Lunsford, D Kondziolka, JC Flickinger… - Journal of …, 1991 - thejns.org
… The 2-year obliteration rates according to volume were: all eight (100%) AVM's less than 1
cu cm; 22 (85%) of 26 AVM's of [ to 4 cu cm; and seven (58%) of 12 AVM's greater than 4 cu …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for pediatric patients with intracranial arteriovenous malformations: variables that may affect obliteration time and probability

OOG De la Cruz, P Ballesteros-Zebadúa… - Clinical neurology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
obliteration rate between 60% and 70% (6 series) and only four series reported an obliteration
rate … Consistent with the majority of the reported series, the obliteration rate found in this …

Stereotactic radiosurgery at a low marginal dose for the treatment of pediatric arteriovenous malformations: obliteration, complications, and functional outcomes

MB Potts, SA Sheth, J Louie, MD Smyth… - Journal of …, 2014 - thejns.org
… in lower rates of obliteration and higher rates of posttreatment hemorrhage. On the basis of
this experience, we recommend marginal doses of at least 18 Gy to improve obliteration rates

Predictive factors for arteriovenous malformation obliteration after stereotactic radiosurgery: a single-center study

N Erickson, J Mooney, A Salehani, E Thomas, A Ilyas… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
… curves comparing obliteration rates over time for patients who underwent embolization before
stereotactic radiosurgery and achieved complete arteriovenous malformation obliteration. …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for brainstem arteriovenous malformations: factors affecting outcome

K Maruyama, D Kondziolka, A Niranjan… - Journal of …, 2004 - thejns.org
obliterated, repeated stereotactic radiosurgery was recommended. The actuarial obliteration
rate … The obliteration rate in the present study is comparable to these results. Nonetheless, …