Treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J van Beijnum, HB van der Worp, DR Buis… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Outcomes following treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with
microsurgery, embolization, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), or combinations vary greatly …

[PDF][PDF] Particle radiation therapy using proton and heavier ion beams

D Schulz-Ertner, H Tsujii - Journal of clinical oncology, 2007 - radonc.wdfiles.com
Particle beams like protons and heavier ions offer improved dose distributions compared
with photon (also called x-ray) beams and thus enable dose escalation within the tumor …

Stereotactic radiosurgery with and without embolization for intracranial arteriovenous malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Xu, J Zhong, A Ray, S Manjila, NC Bambakidis - Neurosurgical focus, 2014 - thejns.org
Object The effectiveness and risk of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the management of
partially embolized intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) remain controversial …

Therapy of brain arteriovenous malformations: multimodality treatment from a balanced standpoint

B Richling, M Killer, AR Al-Schameri, L Ritter… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Abstract THE THREE THERAPEUTIC modalities for arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
treatment (surgery, embolization, and radiotherapy) developed in the past years with specific …

Treatment for brain arteriovenous malformation in the 1998–2011 period and review of the literature

O Bradac, F Charvat, V Benes - Acta neurochirurgica, 2013 - Springer
Purpose The results of the treatment of pial AVM provided at our neurosurgical centre are
presented. Based on these results and on an overview of literary data on the efficacy and …

Advances in radiosurgery for arteriovenous malformations of the brain

BA Rubin, A Brunswick, H Riina, D Kondziolka - Neurosurgery, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Arteriovenous malformations of the brain are a considerable source of morbidity and
mortality for patients who harbor them. Although our understanding of this disease has …

Stereotactic radiosurgery of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: long-term follow-up in 164 patients of a single institution

E Fokas, M Henzel, A Wittig, S Grund… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
This retrospective study aimed to investigate long-term outcome in patients with
arteriovenous malformations (AVM) treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Between …

The radiosurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations: obliteration, morbidities, and performance status

DQ Sun, KA Carson, SM Raza, S Batra… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the single-center treatment outcomes of arteriovenous
malformations (AVMs) of the brain using stereotactic radiosurgery, with regard to …

Combined management of intracranial arteriovenous malformations with embolization and gamma knife radiosurgery: comparative evaluation of the long-term results

M Izawa, M Chernov, M Hayashi, H Iseki, T Hori… - Surgical neurology, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Volume reduction of large AVMs attained with endovascular embolization
can be potentially helpful for their subsequent radiosurgical management. The objective of …

Risk of hemorrhage and obliteration rates of LINAC-based radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations treated after prior partial embolization

A Zabel–du Bois, S Milker-Zabel, P Huber… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: We investigate patient outcome, risk of hemorrhage, and factors affecting
obliteration after LINAC-based radiosurgery (RS) for cerebral arteriovenous malformations …