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Treatment Options / Radiosurgery - Clinical Indications

In consultation with the Radiosurgery multi-disciplinary team of doctors, your physician will determine if you are a candidate for this non-invasive, bloodless surgical procedure. Some of the clinical indications for this therapy include:

  • Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
  • Brain metastases
  • Chordoma
  • Gliomas
  • Acoustic neuromas
  • Cavernous angiomas
  • Intractable seizures
  • Pediatric brain tumors
  • Recurrent brain tumors
  • Pituitary adenomas
  • Meningiomas of the skull base
  • Craniopharyngiomas
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Certain functional brain disorders