Stereotactic angiography: an inadequate database for radiosurgery?
Stereotactic angiography has long been the imaging database for the radiosurgical treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVM). The following analysis reveals systematic shortcomings in the methodology, resulting in errors in determining target shape, errors in determining target size, and errors in the identification of the true AVM "nidus."
Bova
F J
FJ
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
Friedman
W A
WA
D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques