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Basal Meningiomas Treated with Either Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Radiotherapy: A Comparison of Early Outcomes by J. Han; B.L. Cahan; M.R. Girvigian; J.C.T. Chen; M.J. Miller; K. Lodin; A. Arellano; J.S. Kaptein; J. Rahimian is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Purpose/Objective(s): Spinal instability due to metastases is an indication for surgery, rather than radiotherapy. The Spine Oncology Study Group (SOSG) developed the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS), to help radiation oncologists determine instability via a scoring system by quantifying several clinical and radiologic factors. SINS consists of 6 component variables: spine location, pain, lesion bone quality, radiographic alignment, vertebral body collapse and postero-lateral involvement of the spine by tumor. Materials/Methods: Relevant clinical and radiographic data from 30 de-identified cases of spinal tumor were assessed by SOSG members. Members were asked to categorize each case as ''stable'', ''potentially unstable'', and ''unstable'', and the consensus opinion was used as the gold standard for predictive validity testing. On two occasions at least 6 weeks apart, each rater scored each case using SINS. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability for each SINS component was assessed using the Fleiss and Cohen k statistics, respectively. Each total score was converted to a 3-category data field, with 0-6 as ''stable'', 7-12 as ''potentially unstable'', and 13-18 as ''
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- Author
- J. Han; B.L. Cahan; M.R. Girvigian; J.C.T. Chen; M.J. Miller; K. Lodin; A. Arellano; J.S. Kaptein; J. Rahimian
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0360-3016)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)