Evaluation of Auditory Pathways Using DTI in Patients Treated with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Acoustic Neuroma: A Preliminary Report

Kurtcan S., Hatiboglu M. A., Alkan A., Toprak H., Seyithanoglu M. H., Aralasmak A., ...More

CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.28, no.3, pp.377-383, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00062-017-0572-1
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.377-383
  • Keywords: Acoustic neuroma, DTI, Auditory pathway, Gamma knife radiosurgery, Microstructural injury, SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS, VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMAS, STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY, CLINICAL ARTICLE, HUMAN BRAIN, PRESERVATION
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose We aimed to evaluate the change in bilateral auditory pathways using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) after gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR) and to determine the relationship between the radiosurgical treatment variables and DTI findings.