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Ramiro del Valle,
Miguel Pérez,
Juan Ortiz, Salvador Ruiz,
Salvador de Anda,
José Jaramillo,
Manuel Martínez,
Roberto Corona,
Ingrid Vivas,
Teresa Facha,
Rosario Olmos,
Arturo Arrieta,
Josué Estrada
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ABSTRACT: Volume estimation is one of the most important criteria in the evaluation and follow up of radiosurgical treatments and outcomes; however, several limitations are involved in the calculation estimation of target volumes.
Retrospective and prospective studies were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a new noninvasive stereotactic method when it is compared with geometric volume calculation of intracranial tumors for planning stereotactic radiosurgery treatment as well as for follow up and outcome evaluation. Two equations were created that permit comparison of the calculated and measured volumes. These equations took linear and quadratic forms, respectively. Volume estimation using the stereotactic approach compared with traditional volume calculation gave more accurate results regardless of the shape and size of the lesion.
The use of stereotactic volume calculation is highly recommended in planning, follow up, and determination of the outcome in patients participating in radiosurgical treatment and should lead to more uniform reports of the response to treatment.
Journal of Neurosurgery 02/2005; 102 Suppl:140-2. · 2.96 Impact Factor
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Marc Levivier,
Nicolas Massager,
David Wikler,
José Lorenzoni, Salvador Ruiz,
Daniel Devriendt,
Philippe David,
Françoise Desmedt,
Stéphane Simon,
Paul Van Houtte,
Jacques Brotchi,
Serge Goldman
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ABSTRACT: We developed a technique that allows the routine integration of PET in stereotactic neurosurgery, including radiosurgery. We report our clinical experience with the combined use of metabolic (i.e., PET) and anatomic (i.e., MRI and CT) images for the radiosurgical treatment of brain tumors. We propose a classification describing the relative role of the information provided by PET in this multimodality image-guided approach.
Between December 1999 and March 2003, 57 patients had stereotactic PET as part of their image acquisition for the planning of gamma knife radiosurgery. Together with stereotactic MRI and CT, stereotactic PET images were acquired on the same day using either (18)F-FDG or (11)C-methionine. PET images were imported in the planning software for the radiosurgery dosimetry, and the target volume was defined using the combined information of PET and MRI or CT. To analyze the specific contribution of the PET findings, we propose a classification that reflects the strategy used to define the target volume.
The patients were offered radiosurgery with PET guidance when their tumor was ill-defined and we anticipated some limitation of target definition on MRI alone. This represents 10% of the radiosurgery procedures performed in our center during the same period of time. There were 40 primary brain lesions, 7 metastases, and 10 pituitary adenomas. Abnormal PET uptake was found in 62 of 72 targets (86%), and this information altered significantly the MRI-defined tumor in 43 targets (69%).
The integration of PET in radiosurgery provides additional information that opens new perspectives for the optimization of the treatment of brain tumors.
Journal of Nuclear Medicine 08/2004; 45(7):1146-54. · 6.38 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The authors report their experience using the Leksell gamma knife C (GK-C) for the treatment of meningioma and vestibular schwannoma (VS).
In December 1999, the first commercially available clinical GK-C was installed at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium). In January 2000, the system was upgraded and equipped with the automatic positioning system (APS). Between February 2000 and February 2003, the APS-equipped GK-C was used to perform 532 radiosurgical treatments, including those in 97 meningiomas and 101 VSs. Meningioma and VS represent 18 and 19%, respectively, of lesions in patients treated with GK-C at the authors' center. The mean number of isocenters per lesion was 9.5 (range 1-36): 18.1 (range 1-36) for meningioma and 12.8 (range 1-27) for VS. In 77.6% of the cases, the authors used a single helmet of collimators (55.5% in meningioma and 74.3% in VS). The most frequently used collimator size was 4 mm (46.7%). Whereas it was 4 mm in cases of VS (64.3%), it was 8 mm in cases of meningioma (41.6%). The APS could be used in 86% of the cases, either alone (79%) or in combination with trunnions (7%). There was a difference in the APS-based treatment success rate in meningiomas (85%) and VSs (94%). A significant difference was also noted in the conformity of the radiosurgical treatments between the two lesions.
The APS-equipped GK-C represents an evolutionary step in radiosurgery. It requires adjustments by the treating team for its specific limitations, which vary among indications, as exemplified by the differences inherent between meningioma and VS in this series.
Neurosurgical FOCUS 06/2003; 14(5):e8. · 2.87 Impact Factor
