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Original Article

Single-Stage Stereotactic Diagnosis and Radiosurgery: Feasibility and Cost Implications

Peter C. Gerszten Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center for Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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L. Dade Lunsford Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center for Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Departments of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center For Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center For Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Michael J. Rutigliano Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center for Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Douglas Kondziolka Departments of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center for Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center For Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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John C. Flickinger Departments of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center For Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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A. Julio Martínez Department of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and The Center For Image Guided Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pages 141-150 | Received 06 Jun 1995, Accepted 25 May 1995, Published online: 06 Jan 2010

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