2015
Top 25 cited articles on Gamma Knife surgery published since 2005 in journals of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Chiang VL, Knisely JP. Top 25 cited articles on Gamma Knife surgery published since 2005 in journals of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 123 Spec Suppl: 1-2. PMID: 26620469, DOI: 10.3171/2015.12.jnsleksellintro.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the management of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a multicenter study.
Sheehan JP, Starke RM, Mathieu D, Young B, Sneed PK, Chiang VL, Lee JY, Kano H, Park KJ, Niranjan A, Kondziolka D, Barnett GH, Rush S, Golfinos JG, Lunsford LD. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for the management of nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2013, 119: 446-56. PMID: 23621595, DOI: 10.3171/2013.3.jns12766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior radiation therapyPituitary adenomasTumor controlNonfunctional pituitary adenomasNerve dysfunctionRadiation therapyNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumActuarial tumor controlDegree of hypopituitarismMulticenter patient populationTime of radiosurgeryCranial nerve deficitsPercent of patientsCranial nerve functionOptic nerve dysfunctionCranial nerve dysfunctionGamma Knife surgeryManagement of patientsOverall tumor controlGamma knife radiosurgeryExternal beam radiotherapyProgressive cranial nerve deficitsCommon intracranial neoplasmsDelayed hypopituitarismMargin doses
2008
Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of melanoma metastases: the effect of intratumoral hemorrhage on survival.
Redmond AJ, DiLuna ML, Hebert R, Moliterno JA, Desai R, Knisely JP, Chiang VL. Gamma Knife surgery for the treatment of melanoma metastases: the effect of intratumoral hemorrhage on survival. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2008, 109 Suppl: 99-105. PMID: 19123895, DOI: 10.3171/jns/2008/109/12/s16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma Knife surgeryMelanoma metastasesIntratumoral bleedingTime of GKSWhole-brain radiation therapyPost-GKS hemorrhageMelanoma brain metastasesRate of hemorrhageConnecticut Tumor RegistryMalignant melanoma metastaticSurvival of patientsTotal tumor volumeTreatment-specific factorsMelanoma metastaticPosttreatment bleedingAntithrombotic medicationBrain metastasesMetastasis locationOverall survivalSolitary metastasisTumor RegistryTumor burdenWorse prognosisIntracranial metastasesPatient survival