Bookedited by Mikhail F. Chernov, Motohiro Hayashi, Jeremy C. Ganz, Kintomo Takakura.
Summary: The articles in this volume cover the various options of the optimal management of brain tumors, vascular lesions, and functional disorders. They provide a good balance between microneurosurgery and radiosurgery, presenting also alternative surgical and radiosurgical treatment options with discussions on their advantages and disadvantages. The presentation of multiple treatment methods will help to provide better service to patients. Some papers, specifically highlighting alternative treatment options, are accompanied by editorials prepared by recognized experts in the field. Additional emphasis is put on importance of the advanced neuroimaging techniques for radiosurgical treatment planning and subsequent follow-up.
Contents:
Asian Gamma Knife Academy: Its Goals and Activities
Concept of Robotic Gamma Knife Microradiosurgery and Results of Its Clinical Application in Benign Skull Base Tumors
Contemporary Role of Microsurgery, Radiosurgery, and Stereotactic Radiotherapy in the Management of Vestibular Schwannomas
Whether Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Is Really Necessary for Treatment of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas
Do We Really Still Need an Open Surgery for Treatment of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas?
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Management of Vestibular Schwannomas: Initial Experience with 17 Cases
What Is the Role of Radiosurgery in the Management of Sellar Tumors?
Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Management of Pituitary Adenomas and Craniopharyngiomas
Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Multimodality Management of Craniopharyngioma
Role of Radiosurgery in the Management of Intracranial Malignancies
Gamma Knife Treatment Strategy for Metastatic Brain Tumors
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Malignant Extracerebral Intracranial Tumors: Patient Selection, Efficacy, and Technical Nuances
Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Atypical and Malignant Meningiomas
Management of Non-benign Meningiomas with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Treatment of Cavernoma: An Evidence-Based Dilemma?
Microsurgical or Radiosurgical Management of Intracranial Cavernomas
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery of Brain Cavernomas
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for the Management of Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
Radiosurgery as Neuromodulation Therapy!
Long-Term Outcome of Gamma Knife Surgery Using a Retrogasserian Petrous Bone Target for Classic Trigeminal Neuralgia
Complications of Gamma Knife Neurosurgery and Their Appropriate Management
How to Control Propofol Infusion in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Blood DNA Radiosensitivity May Be Predictive for Efficacy of Experimental Glioma Irradiation: An Animal Study
Importance of Neuroimaging Accuracy in Radiosurgery
Optimal Visualization of Multiple Brain Metastases for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
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
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
Perspectives of 3 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Radiosurgical Treatment Planning
Differentiation of Tumor Progression and Radiation-Induced Effects After Intracranial Radiosurgery.