Indications
What can be treated using the Gamma Knife?
The Leksell Gamma Knife can be used to treat certain diseases of the brain. Its suitability for an individual patient is usually decided by a group of specialist doctors (neurosurgeons, neurologists, internists and radiologists).
These are the most significant diseases that can be treated using the Gamma Knife at present:
Brain tumours
- Metastases
- Meningiomas
- Acoustic neurinomas
- Neurinomas of other cranial nerves
- Hypophyseal adenomas
- Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas
Malformations of blood vessels
- Arteriovenous malformations (AVM)
- Glomus jugular tumours
