Gamma Knife Neurosurgery in the Management of Intracranial Disorders

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Asian Gamma Knife Academy: Its Goals and Activities....Pages 1-3
Concept of Robotic Gamma Knife Microradiosurgery and Results of Its Clinical Application in Benign Skull Base Tumors....Pages 5-15
Contemporary Role of Microsurgery, Radiosurgery, and Stereotactic Radiotherapy in the Management of Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 17-18
Whether Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Is Really Necessary for Treatment of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas....Pages 19-23
Do We Really Still Need an Open Surgery for Treatment of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas?....Pages 25-36
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Management of Vestibular Schwannomas: Initial Experience with 17 Cases....Pages 37-44
What Is the Role of Radiosurgery in the Management of Sellar Tumors?....Pages 45-48
Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Management of Pituitary Adenomas and Craniopharyngiomas....Pages 49-54
Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Multimodality Management of Craniopharyngioma....Pages 55-60
Role of Radiosurgery in the Management of Intracranial Malignancies....Pages 61-62
Gamma Knife Treatment Strategy for Metastatic Brain Tumors....Pages 63-69
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Malignant Extracerebral Intracranial Tumors: Patient Selection, Efficacy, and Technical Nuances....Pages 71-83
Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Atypical and Malignant Meningiomas....Pages 85-89
Management of Non-benign Meningiomas with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery....Pages 91-97
Treatment of Cavernoma: An Evidence-Based Dilemma?....Pages 99-101
Microsurgical or Radiosurgical Management of Intracranial Cavernomas....Pages 103-106
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery of Brain Cavernomas....Pages 107-111
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for the Management of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas....Pages 113-119
Radiosurgery as Neuromodulation Therapy!....Pages 121-126
Long-Term Outcome of Gamma Knife Surgery Using a Retrogasserian Petrous Bone Target for Classic Trigeminal Neuralgia....Pages 127-135
Complications of Gamma Knife Neurosurgery and Their Appropriate Management....Pages 137-146
How to Control Propofol Infusion in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Gamma Knife Radiosurgery....Pages 147-150
Blood DNA Radiosensitivity May Be Predictive for Efficacy of Experimental Glioma Irradiation: An Animal Study....Pages 151-154
Importance of Neuroimaging Accuracy in Radiosurgery....Pages 155-157
Optimal Visualization of Multiple Brain Metastases for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery....Pages 159-166
Usefulness of the Advanced Neuroimaging Protocol Based on Plain and Gadolinium-Enhanced Constructive Interference in Steady State Images for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery and Planning Microsurgical Procedures for Skull Base Tumors....Pages 167-178
Usefulness of Leksell GammaPlan for Preoperative Planning of Brain Tumor Resection: Delineation of the Cranial Nerves and Fusion of the Neuroimaging Data, Including Diffusion Tensor Imaging....Pages 179-185
Perspectives of 3 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Radiosurgical Treatment Planning....Pages 187-191
Differentiation of Tumor Progression and Radiation-Induced Effects After Intracranial Radiosurgery....Pages 193-210
Back Matter....Pages 211-216