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Treatment Name: Intraoperative navigation in neurosurgical patients
Keywords: Intraoperative navigation
Phase: Phase 2
Treatment ID#s: VT483         97-08450
Age Group: Adult And Pediatric
Min Karnofsky Score: Not Specified
Conditions: Newly Diagnosed: Y
Recurrent: Y
Prior Surgery is Allowed
Prior Radiation is Allowed
Prior Chemotherapy is Allowed
Last Updated: 11/26/2005
Tumor Types: Acoustic Neuroma
Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Any Malignant Brain Tumor
Brainstem Glioma
Ependyoma
Ganglioglioma
Germ Cell Tumors
Glioblastoma Multiforme
Gliosarcoma
Hemangioblastoma
Low Grade Glioma
Lymphomas
Medulloblastoma
Meningioma
Metastatic Brain Tumor
Mixed Glioma
Oligodendroglioma High Grade
Oligodendroglioma Low Grade
Optic Glioma
Pediatric Brain Tumors
Pineal Gland Tumor
Pituitary Tumors
PNET Tumor
Recurrent Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors
Comments: The protocol uses pre-surgical images (Ct&MRI) to produce 3-D images of brain lesions and surrounding structures to help the surgeon to avoid eloquent structures while removing the maximum amount of tumor.
Treatment Type: Surgery.
Contact: Brigham & Womans Hospital & Childrens Hospital
Peter M. Black, MD, PHD
Chair,Department of Neurosurgery
Contact: Joanne O`Hara, MA
75 Francis St., PBB-CA-138
Boston, MA 02115
Phone:617-732-6992
Fax: (617)713-3050
Click here to send an email
Website: www.boston-neurosurg.org


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