The impact of embolization on radiosurgery obliteration rates for brain arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

H Chang, MA Silva, J Weng, J Kovacevic, E Luther… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - Springer
There exists no consensus in the literature regarding the impact of pre-stereotactic
radiosurgery (SRS) embolization on obliteration rates and clinical outcome after …

Radiosurgery with prior embolization versus radiosurgery alone for intracranial arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SF Maroufi, MS Fallahi, MH Khorasanizadeh… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by searching electronic
databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library, up to January 2023. All …

Arterial-spin labeling MRI identifies residual cerebral arteriovenous malformation following stereotactic radiosurgery treatment

JJ Heit, NH Thakur, M Iv, NJ Fischbein… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) treatment by stereotactic
radiosurgery (SRS) is effective, but AVM obliteration following SRS may take two years or …

Evaluation of obliteration of arteriovenous malformations after stereotactic radiosurgery with arterial spin labeling MR imaging

T Kodera, Y Arai, H Arishima, Y Higashino… - British Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Complete obliteration of treated arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) can be
diagnosed only by confirming the disappearance of arterio-venous (AV) shunts with invasive …

Stereotactic radiosurgery as a feasible treatment for intramedullary spinal arteriovenous malformations: a single-center observation

S Rashad, T Endo, Y Ogawa, K Sato, H Endo… - Neurosurgical …, 2017 - Springer
Spinal cord intramedullary arteriovenous malformations are rare. For patients suffering from
either hemorrhage or myelopathy, surgical or endovascular interventions are indicated …

Radiosurgery-based AVM scale is proposed for combined embolization and gamma knife surgery for brain arteriovenous malformations

X Meng, H He, P Liu, D Gao, Y Chen, S Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background and purpose: To evaluate whether a radiosurgery-based arteriovenous
malformation (AVM) scale (RBAS) could be used to predict obliteration of brain …

Staged-volume radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: a review

K AlKhalili, N Chalouhi, S Tjoumakaris… - Neurosurgical …, 2014 - thejns.org
Stereotactic radiosurgery is an effective management strategy for properly selected patients
with arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). However, the risk of postradiosurgical radiation …

Validation of the modified radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation score in a linear accelerator radiosurgery experience in Hong Kong

GKC Wong, MKM Kam, SKW Chiu, JMK Lam… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
The modified radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation (AVM) score (modified AVM
score or Pollock–Flickinger AVM score [PFAS]) is a simplified grading system developed to …

Volume staging for arteriovenous malformation SRS treatment using VMAT

C Mendez, E Gete - Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Volume staging involves dividing the target volume into smaller parts and treating each part
separately. In this study, the feasibility of volume‐staged stereotactic radiosurgery (VS‐SRS) …

Radiosurgery With Prior Embolization Versus Radiosurgery Alone for Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

S Chen - Neurosurgery, 2024 - journals.lww.com
To the Editor: I read with great interest an article published in the latest issue of
Neurosurgery. The authors evaluated the efficacy and safety of radiosurgery combined with …