2022
Machine Learning Applications for Differentiation of Glioma from Brain Metastasis—A Systematic Review
Jekel L, Brim WR, von Reppert M, Staib L, Petersen G, Merkaj S, Subramanian H, Zeevi T, Payabvash S, Bousabarah K, Lin M, Cui J, Brackett A, Mahajan A, Omuro A, Johnson MH, Chiang VL, Malhotra A, Scheffler B, Aboian MS. Machine Learning Applications for Differentiation of Glioma from Brain Metastasis—A Systematic Review. Cancers 2022, 14: 1369. PMID: 35326526, PMCID: PMC8946855, DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesDifferentiation of gliomasMagnetic resonance imagingEligible studiesSystematic reviewSingle-center institutionConventional magnetic resonance imagingSpecific clinical circumstancesNon-invasive differentiationQuality of reportingClinical circumstancesPoor reportingClinical practiceModel assessmentResonance imagingMetastasisStudy designGliomasTRIPOD StatementMultiple studiesExternal validationClinical translationAdherenceDifferentiationReview
2020
Executive summary from American Radium Society’s appropriate use criteria on neurocognition after stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases
Milano MT, Chiang VLS, Soltys SG, Wang TJC, Lo SS, Brackett A, Nagpal S, Chao S, Garg AK, Jabbari S, Halasz LM, Gephart MH, Knisely JPS, Sahgal A, Chang EL. Executive summary from American Radium Society’s appropriate use criteria on neurocognition after stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases. Neuro-Oncology 2020, 22: 1728-1741. PMID: 32780818, PMCID: PMC7746939, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole brain radiotherapyAsymptomatic brain metastasesGood performance statusBrain metastasesMultiple brain metastasesAppropriate use criteriaStereotactic radiosurgeryPerformance statusTreatment optionsAmerican Radium Society Appropriate Use CriteriaHippocampal Sparing-Whole Brain RadiotherapySystematic reviewConventional whole brain radiotherapySingle-fraction stereotactic radiosurgeryProgressive extracranial diseasePoor performance statusAppropriate treatment optionsQuality of evidenceBrainstem metastasesExtracranial diseaseConsensus guidelinesOptimal treatmentSystemic optionsNeurocognitive outcomesPatients
2019
A Proposed Grading Scale for Predicting Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
Mohammed N, Hung YC, Chen CJ, Xu Z, Schlesinger D, Kano H, Chiang V, Hess J, Lee J, Mathieu D, Kaufmann AM, Grills IS, Cifarelli CP, Vargo JA, Chytka T, Janouskova L, Feliciano CE, Mercado RR, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP. A Proposed Grading Scale for Predicting Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas. Neurosurgery 2019, 87: 247-255. PMID: 31584074, PMCID: PMC7528658, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDural arteriovenous fistulaCranial dural arteriovenous fistulasCortical venous refluxFavorable outcomeStereotactic radiosurgeryGrading systemIntracerebral hemorrhageArteriovenous fistulaScoring systemGrading scaleKaplan-Meier analysisPrior intracerebral hemorrhageClass II patientsLogistic regression analysisPractical grading systemDAVF obliterationVenous refluxII patientsClinical parametersSinus locationPredicting OutcomeSystematic reviewClass IIIPatientsROC analysis
2015
Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy for intractable tremor: A systematic review of the literature
Campbell AM, Glover J, Chiang VL, Gerrard J, Yu JB. Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy for intractable tremor: A systematic review of the literature. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2015, 114: 296-301. PMID: 25690750, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomyRadiosurgical thalamotomyIntractable tremorSystematic reviewUnilateral gamma knife thalamotomyOnly available treatment optionGamma knife thalamotomyAvailable treatment optionsSignificant psychological burdenQuality of lifeSurgical candidatesSevere complicationsSurgical treatmentMedical therapyTransient hemiparesisAdverse outcomesTreatment optionsPatient deathStereotactic radiosurgical techniquesMovement disordersLanguage of publicationStereotactic radiosurgeryTreatment efficacyPsychological burdenRadiosurgical techniques