2017
Laser Thermal Ablation for Metastases Failing Radiosurgery: A Multicentered Retrospective Study
Chaunzwa TL, Deng D, Leuthardt EC, Tatter SB, Mohammadi AM, Barnett GH, Chiang VL. Laser Thermal Ablation for Metastases Failing Radiosurgery: A Multicentered Retrospective Study. Neurosurgery 2017, 82: 56-63. PMID: 28419284, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyx142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiosurgical failureRadiation necrosisTumor regrowthAblation therapyFluid-attenuated inversion recovery signalTreatment factorsMulticentered retrospective studyKarnofsky performance statusMetastatic brain lesionsThermal ablation therapyLow complication rateTraditional treatment optionsTreatment of metastasesInversion recovery signalLaser thermal ablationBrain metastasesPreoperative symptomsComplication ratePerformance statusSymptomatic improvementSymptomatic reliefPerilesional edemaRetrospective studySurgical dataTreatment options
2016
Predicting treatment related imaging changes (TRICs) after radiosurgery for brain metastases using treatment dose and conformality metrics.
Taylor BF, Knisely JP, Qian JM, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Predicting treatment related imaging changes (TRICs) after radiosurgery for brain metastases using treatment dose and conformality metrics. Journal Of Radiosurgery And SBRT 2016, 4: 53-60. PMID: 29296426, PMCID: PMC5658837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-related imaging changesPrescription isodose volumeConformity indexStereotactic radiosurgeryTumor volumeGamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgeryRadiation dose volumeSmall-volume lesionsPaddick conformity indexPost-treatment periodBrain metastasesAdditional patientsImaging changesDifferent post-treatment periodsTransient enlargementTreatment doseIsodose volumeRadiographic lesionsVolume lesionsClinical decisionDose volumeMetastasisTreatment factorsMonthsMonth period