Time to Steroid Independence After Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy vs Medical Management for Treatment of Biopsy-Proven Radiation Necrosis Secondary to Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis.

Eric W SankeyMatthew M GrabowskiEthan S SrinivasanAndrew S GriffinElizabeth P HowellBalint OtvosVadim TsvankinGene H BarnettAlireza M MohammadiPeter E Fecci

Published in: Neurosurgery (2022)

These data suggest that LITT for treatment of biopsy-proven RN after SRS for BM significantly decreases time to steroid independence. Prospective trials should be designed to further validate the utility of LITT for RN and its impact on steroid-induced morbidity.

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healthcare
white matter
high glucose
mesenchymal stem cells
mass spectrometry
deep learning
brain injury
data analysis