Search for dissertations about: "Brain arteriovenous malformation"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Brain arteriovenous malformation.

2. 1. Evaluation of Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

   Author : Maria Correia de Verdier; Johan Wikström; Elisabeth Ronne-Engström; Ljubisa Borota; Johan Wassélius; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Arteriovenous malformation; brain; proton-radiation therapy; magnetic resonance imaging; phase-contrast MRI; Radiology; Radiologi;

   Abstract : Intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are characterized by feeding arteries, a tangle of abnormal vessels (nidus) and draining veins. Radiological evaluation methods are used in diagnosing AVMs, treatment planning, post-treatment evaluation and monitoring stability. READ MORE

4. 2. Gamma knife surgery of cerebral arteriovenous malformations

   Author : Bengt Karlsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Brain arteriovenous malformation; Radiosurgery; Natural course; Surgery; Risk; Complications; Prediction; Risk estimation formula; Radionecrosis;

   Abstract : Aims of the study: to define and quantify parameters of importance for the treatment result in Gamma Knife (GK) surgery of arteriovenous malformations (AVM). To determine the natural course of AVM in order to calculate the impact of the GK treatment on the latency period between treatment and obliteration. READ MORE