title: Permanent high-activity iodine-125 in the management of petroclival meningiomas: case reports.
abstract: Two cases of petroclival meningiomas are reported wherein the tumors were completely destroyed without surgical resection or external-beam irradiation by means of permanent stereotactic implantation of one or two high-activity iodine-125 seeds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, Omaha.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Good
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Leibrock
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes