2022
Chapter 61 Neuroimaging for surgical treatment planning of neoplastic disease of the spine
Goulart C, Elsamadicy A, Mattei T, Reeves B, Weicker M, Johnson M, Mendel E. Chapter 61 Neuroimaging for surgical treatment planning of neoplastic disease of the spine. 2022, 871-891. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822835-7.00068-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingNew-onset low back painContrasted magnetic resonance imagingSpinal cord compressionExtent of diseaseEn bloc resectionLow back painPrimary bone tumorsComputed tomography scanImaging-guided biopsySurgical intervention procedureSurgical treatment planningSpinal cancerCord compressionNeck painPreoperative embolisationBone involvementIntraoperative bleedingIntramedullary lesionBloc resectionIntradural tumorsVertebral arteryBone tumorsTomography scanLikely diagnosis
2021
Systematic review of charged-particle therapy for chordomas and sarcomas of the mobile spine and sacrum.
Pennington Z, Ehresman J, Elsamadicy AA, Shin JH, Goodwin CR, Schwab JH, Sciubba DM. Systematic review of charged-particle therapy for chordomas and sarcomas of the mobile spine and sacrum. Neurosurgical FOCUS 2021, 50: e17. PMID: 33932924, DOI: 10.3171/2021.2.focus201059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalProgression-free survivalDisease-specific survivalOverall survivalLocal controlMobile spineLong-term local controlAcute toxicityManagement of sarcomasEn bloc resectionCharged-particle therapyUse of protonsFull-text screeningDefinitive radiotherapyAdjuvant radiationDefinitive radiationSurgical cohortSurgical groupPrimary sarcomaUnresectable tumorsBloc resectionNegative marginsRadiation toxicityConventional radiotherapyHigh risk