Adult CNS Radiation Oncology
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Correction to: A predictive model for distinguishing radiation necrosis from tumour progression after gamma knife radiosurgery based on radiomic features from MR images
The original version of this article, published on 24 November 2017, unfortunately contained a mistake.
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A predictive model for distinguishing radiation necrosis from tumour progression after gamma knife radiosurgery based on radiomic features from MR images
To develop a model using radiomic features extracted from MR images to distinguish radiation necrosis from tumour progression in brain metastases after Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
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Melanoma brain metastases harboring BRAF V600K or NRAS mutations are associated with an increased local failure rate following conventional therapy
Studies on melanoma brain metastases (MBM) with regard to mutational status are lacking. We investigated the outcomes of MBM in molecularly characterized patients for BRAF and NRAS mutations receiving conventiona...
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Neurocognitive Changes
Patients with cancer often experience cognitive changes, and this is even more common in patients with brain tumors. In this chapter, we review cognitive deficits associated with cancer and cancer treatments. ...
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Low-Grade Glioma
Approximately 3000 new cases of low-grade glioma (LGG) will be diagnosed annually in the United States. LGG includes grade I and grade II glioma and represents a heterogeneous group of tumors. The pathologic c...
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The impact of adjuvant therapy for patients with high-risk diffuse WHO grade II glioma
Despite recent randomized, prospective evidence supporting use of RT and chemotherapy (CRT) for high-risk low-grade gliomas (LGG), many patients have historically received RT alone, chemotherapy alone or obser...
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Neurocognition in individuals with incidentally-identified meningioma
Meningiomas are primary intracranial tumors that are often asymptomatic. To our knowledge, no study has attempted to describe neurocognitive function in patients with incidentally-discovered meningioma. We uti...
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Patterns of care and treatment outcomes in older adults with low grade glioma: a 50-year experience
The purpose of this study was to identify changes in presentation, treatment and outcomes of older patients with low-grade glioma (LGG) over the past 50 years. 94 adults aged 55 or older upon diagnosis of a WH...
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Structural Characterization
The aim of this chapter is to convey the basic principles of x-ray and electron diffraction, as used in the structural characterization of semiconductor heterostructures. A number of key concepts associated wi...
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Radiotherapy with concurrent temozolomide for the management of extraneural metastases in pituitary carcinoma
Pituitary carcinomas (PC) are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors, accounting for 0.1 % of all pituitary tumors. The diagnosis of PC is based on the presence of metastases from a pituitary adenoma, and not by local...
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Can the spinal instability neoplastic score prior to spinal radiosurgery predict compression fractures following stereotactic spinal radiosurgery for metastatic spinal tumor?: a post hoc analysis of prospective phase II single-institution trials
The aim of this study was to determine the predictability of vertebral compression fracture (VCF) development applying the spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) prior to delivery of stereotactic spinal ra...
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Investigation of Al Coated Mg for Biomedical Applications
The corrosion resistant properties of 1–2 μm thick Al coatings deposited by radio frequency magnetron sputtering on polished Mg surfaces, within Ar and Ar/H2 environments, have been appraised. The coatings were h...
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Exploring primary brain tumor patient and caregiver needs and preferences in brief educational and support opportunities
A primary brain tumor patient and caregiver survey was completed to investigate interest in brief support opportunities, focused on education, memory training, and healthy co**, during a routine clinical vis...
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Open AccessOutcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment of multiple synchronous and recurrent lung nodules
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is evolving into a standard of care for unresectable lung nodules. Local control has been shown to be in excess of 90% at 3 years. However, some patients present with sync...
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Open AccessIntegrated computational materials engineering from a gas turbine engine perspective
In 2008, the National Research Council published a landmark report on Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) and defined it as ‘an emerging discipline that aims to integrate computational materi...
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Open AccessVisualized effect of oxidation on magnetic recording fidelity in pseudo-single-domain magnetite particles
Magnetite (Fe3O4) is an important magnetic mineral to Earth scientists, as it carries the dominant magnetic signature in rocks, and the understanding of its magnetic recording fidelity provides a critical tool in...
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Tuneable magnetic properties of hydrothermally synthesised core/shell CoFe2O4/NiFe2O4 and NiFe2O4/CoFe2O4 nanoparticles
Core/shell hetero-nanostructures of hydrothermally synthesised cobalt and nickel ferrites are shown to exhibit novel magnetic properties. The compositions and phase distributions of homogeneous Co0.5Ni0.5Fe2O4, a...
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Apocynin Ameliorates Cadmium-Induced Hypertension Through Elevation of Endothelium Nitric Oxide Synthase
Apocynin is reported to have antioxidant and NADPH oxidase inhibitor activities. Cadmium toxicity is reported to causes oxidative damage, resulting in vascular dysfunction, reduced bioavailability of nitric ox...
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Supratentorial gross-totally resected non-anaplastic ependymoma: population based patterns of care and outcomes analysis
Observation following gross-total resection (GTR) for non-anaplastic supratentorial ependymomas is often advocated based on small, retrospective series. The purpose of this study is to perform a population-bas...
