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Review

Evaluating the Impact of Intraoperative MRI in Neuro-Oncology by Scientometric Analysis

by
Harsh Deora
1,
Gianluca Ferini
2,
Kanwaljeet Garg
3,*,
M. D. Krishna Narayanan
4 and
Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana
5
1
Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore 560029, India
2
REM Radioterapia srl, Viagrande, 95029 Catania, Italy
3
Department of Neurosurgery, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
4
Department of Neurosurgery, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore 574142, India
5
Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma and Gamma-Knife Center, Cannizzaro Hospital, 95126 Catania, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Life 2022, 12(2), 175; https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020175
Submission received: 9 December 2021 / Revised: 16 January 2022 / Accepted: 21 January 2022 / Published: 25 January 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innovative Technologies in Neuro-oncology)

Abstract

:
(1) Objective—Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (IOMRI) guided surgery has revolutionized neurosurgery and has especially impacted the field of Neuro-Oncology, with randomized controlled trails demonstrating improved resection, fewer postoperative deficits and enhanced survival rates. Bibliometric analysis allows for analysing chronological trends and measuring the impact and directions of research in a particular field. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first Bibliometric analysis conducted on IOMRI. (2) Methods—a title specific search of the Web of Science database was executed using the keywords ‘intraoperative MRI’, ‘intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging’, and “IOMRI’ on 23rd April 2021. Results—663 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. In addition, the 100 most cited were analysed as well. Among these 100 articles, 76 were original research papers, while 14 others were review articles. Amongst all the authors, Ganslandt contributed the maximum number of articles, with USA being the largest single source of these articles, followed by Germany. Interestingly, a shift of trends from “Image guided surgery’ and ‘accuracy’ in the early 2000s to ‘extent of resection’, ‘impact’, and ‘survival’ in the later years was noted. (3) Conclusions—IOMRI has now become an integral part of neurosurgery, especially in neuro-oncology. Focus has now shifted from implementation to refinement of technique in the form of functional and oncological outcomes. Therefore, future research in this direction is imperative and will be of more impact that in any other sub-field related to IOMRI.

1. Introduction

Neurosurgery has always been driven by the tenets of addressing pathology while maximizing precision, accuracy and, by extension, minimizing morbidity. Neuro-navigation and the availability of image-based guidance while performing surgery has partially addressed this dictum. However, as these are reliant on preoperative images, the accuracy progressively declines during surgery, due to brain shift. From here, the surgeon must rely on his or her own visual cues and judiciously choose a further course of action. The development of the first intraoperative MRI, in 1991, addressed this challenge [1]. It was apparent that intraoperative MRI (IOMRI) images were significantly superior, as they provided accurate information on residual/resected pathology and its relationship with the brain. Although other intraoperative tools, such as ultrasonography (USG) and computed tomography (CT), are available, the image quality and interpretive ability of an MRI image is far superior [1].
A prototype intraoperative MRI unit was first installed in 1994 at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital [1]. Subsequently, the first IOMRI guided stereotactic biopsy was undertaken in June 1995, and in August 1996, the IOMRI was first used in the resection of a brain tumour [1]. In 1997 and in 1999, Black and Jolesz summarized their initial experiences with the development, implementation, and the neurosurgical applications of IOMRI in two landmark papers published in Neurosurgery. This set the stage for a more widespread use and acceptance of IOMRI in neurosurgical procedures [2,3]. This has been followed by an extensive use of IOMRI, the world over, with several landmark articles and randomised articles cementing the utility and superiority of this technique.
This article aims to identify the available literature on IOMRI, with a further emphasis on the analyses of the 100 most influential articles on IOMRI by utilizing citation and bibliometric analyses. Citation analysis is a true measure of the impact of articles with several factors influencing the same [4]. Introduced in 1969, bibliometric analysis is superior to peer reviewed eminence-based analysis [5]. It can summarize the chronology and objective citation patterns, along with areas, authors, and journals with the highest impact and the greatest number of publications in a particular topic. There have been a few bibliometric analyses conducted previously in Neurosurgery, and they have proven to be a true reflection of the topic discussed [5].

2. Methods

2.1. Search Strategy

A title specific search of the Web of Science database was executed using the keywords ‘intraoperative MRI’, ‘intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging’, and “IOMRI’ on 23rd April 2021. All the abstracts were screened for the suitable articles. The inclusion criteria were articles relevant to the use of Intraoperative MRI in neurosurgery and published in peer reviewed journals. In addition to the available literature, the 100 most cited articles were selected and reviewed by the authors. All the articles published on Intraoperative MRI and the top 100 cited articles were analysed separately. Bibliometric analysis may sometimes be superior to, or more detailed than, “human-hand search” as it is a computer base comprehensive search and has analysis trends that are not visible in a manual one.

2.2. Data

The articles were arranged in descending order according to the number of citations. The parameters assessed were title of the articles, authors, corresponding authors, country of origin, journal of publication, year of publication, citation count, and the journal impact factor.

2.3. Analysis

The statistical analysis was performed using R language v 4.0.3 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria) employing the “bibliometrix’ package [6]. The VOSviewer software (Van Eck and Waltman, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands) was also used to plot network and overlay plots [7].

3. Results

Among the articles on “Intraoperative MRI” (as per the Web of Science database) published between 1996 and 2020, 663 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis (Table 1). The 100 most cited articles were selected using the “Times cited” feature on Web of Science and analysed separately. These articles ranged in the year they were published, from 1996 to 2016 (Table 1). Interestingly, 76 out of these 100 most cited articles constituted original research papers, while 14 others were review articles (Table 1).
The highest number of articles on IOMRI (overall), published in a single year, were published in 2016 (n = 52) (Figure 1A), whereas the highest number of articles, among the 100 most cited articles, was published in 2005 (12%) (Figure 1B) with most of them having been published between 1996 and 2005 (67%). This may, in turn, be due to the number of citations garnered by these articles with the progression of years [8]. More importantly, the maximum number of mean citations per article and mean citations per year, for all the articles, were seen for the article published in 1996, while the articles published in 1997 received the highest number of mean citations per article and mean citations per year. These are markers of the most influential articles produced, independent of the number of citable years (Figure 1C).
A point to note here is that, although Figure 1A shows reduced scientific production after 2017, the reason is that the top 100 cited articles were from 1996 to 2016, and later, citation declined due to recency of their publication. This should not be interpreted as reduced scientific interest in intraoperative MRI studies.

3.1. Authors

Among the 663 articles overall, 51 papers were single author papers, while the remaining involved multiple authors. While considering the 100 most cited articles, a similar trend was observed with only four single author papers (Table 1). While 1984 authors contributed to 663 articles, the top 100 cited articles were authored by a total of 350 authors (Table 1). An average of 6.13 co-authors were present for each article in the top 100 cited group, with a collaboration index of 3.61 (Table 1). Most of the authors (88.6%) contributed to either 1 or 2 articles.
Amongst the top 100 cited articles, O Ganslandt contributed to the maximum number of articles (n = 24), followed by Nimsky C (n = 22) (Figure 2A, Supplementary Table S1). Among all the articles published on the topic, Nimsky C has had the maximum impact with a h index of 23 and, consequently, has the highest G and M index (Figure 2B, Table 2). The G-Index is wherein the top G articles have, together, received G citations. The M-Index is the H-index divided by the number of years that a scientist has been active. These indices allow for a weighted analysis of the authors’ contributions. Nimsky C also began publishing early on this topic (1998) and has accrued 2218 citations to-date on IOMRI related scientific publications (Figure 2C, Table 2). O Ganslandt and C Nimsky had the highest number of articles produced on IOMRI in a single year (n = 5), both in the year 2005 (Figure 2C). They also had the highest number of citations per year of 41.438. The average citation per article, in the top 100 cited group, was 113.5, which translated to 7.444 citations per document per year (Table 1). A total of 2089 references were used in these 100 articles.

3.2. Journals

Neurosurgery journal has published the maximum number of articles on IOMRI (n= 145) (Figure 3A). It was followed by Neuro-oncology (n= 51), Journal of Neurosurgery, and World Neurosurgery (n = 41 each) (Table 3). Among the top 100 cited articles, Neurosurgery (29% of articles), again, had the highest number of publications and was followed by the Journal of Neurosurgery (10% of articles), Radiology (5% of articles), and the Journal of Magnetic resonance imaging (4% of articles).
Bradford’s law is a pattern, first described by Samuel C. Bradford in 1934, that estimates the exponentially diminishing results of searching for references in scientific journals [9]. Neurosurgery and Journal of Neurosurgery were in the zone 1 of Bradford’s law for the top 100 cited articles (Figure 3B). Considering all the articles published on IOMRI, Neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology, and Journal of Neurosurgery were in the zone 1 of Bradford’s law, and World Neurosurgery was in the zone 2 of Bradford’s law.
Among all the articles on IOMRI, the most cited journal was Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery, Acta Neurochirurgica, Radiology, American Journal of Neuroradiology (Figure 4A).
Neurosurgery had the highest h and g index of 29 and 64, respectively, followed by the Journal of Neurosurgery (17,28) and World Neurosurgery (12,13,18) (Figure 4B, Table 4). Total citations received by these three journals were 4189, 833, and 377, respectively. Figure 4C shows the year-wise cumulative number of publications on IOMRI in the top 6 journals, which published the maximum number of articles. The curve is steep for Neurosurgery in the 1990s and for World Neurosurgery after 2010.
As expected, the most frequently used keywords were “resection”, followed by “extent” and “surgery” (Supplementary Figure S1). This, against the previous trend of “Image guided surgery” and “accuracy”, indicates an increased belief in the mechanism, use of intraoperative MRI, and focus on the potential benefit to the patients.

3.3. Countries and Institutions

The most significant contributing countries (in terms of the country of the corresponding author) overall were the United States of America (n = 184), Germany (n = 124), and China (n = 38) (Figure 5A). The orange colour denotes the publication resulting from collaboration of authors from multiple countries. When considering the 100 most cited articles, most of the articles originated from the United States of America (USA) (n = 42), closely followed by Germany (n = 36), and then the United Kingdom (n = 4) (Figure 5B). On a similar note, the United States of America was the country that garnered the most citations per document, with a total of 5053 citations and an average of 120.3 citations for each article (Figure 5C). Interestingly, Netherlands had a higher average per article citation of 215, followed by Israel with 156. The University of Erlangen–Nuremberg was responsible for the highest number of these articles (44 articles), followed by Harvard University (39 articles) and the University of Ulm (32 articles) (Figure 5D).

3.4. Most Cited Articles

The most cited article globally was by Zou KH et al., titled “Statistical validation of image segmentation quality based on a spatial overlap index: scientific reports” [10], with a total of 656 citations, while the article titled “Development and implementation of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging and its neurosurgical applications”, authored by Black et al., was the most locally cited article related to IOMRI [11] (Supplementary Figures S2 and S3). This article has garnered 49 local and 577 global citations, with 8.49% of all its citations accrued locally (Supplementary Table S2). It is of note that the review article titled “Interventional MR imaging: concepts, systems, and applications in neuroradiology” by Lewin JS [12] has the highest local citation percentage of 15.69%.

4. Discussion

Bibliometric analyses can help provide insight into the status of research within a particular field, identifying strengths of research and areas of lacunae. Moreover, articles that can assist researchers, trainees, and clinicians can be highlighted [13,14]. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first instance where bibliometric analyses have been used to identify the most significant studies, individuals, institutions, and research disciplines, with respect to the use of IOMRI. By identifying the ‘Top 100′ articles in this field (Table 5), readers are directed to the most relevant articles.
These articles were published in 138 different journals, the majority being journals of neurosurgery, (neuro)oncology, and radiology. This is explained by the uniqueness of this field, which involves the collaboration of these two branches (Figure 6A,B). This is further exemplified in the top two most cited articles. The most cited article (globally) by Zou et al. [10] elaborates on the science behind IOMRI and deals with the validation of image segmentation, based on a spatial overlap index. This index, the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), was validated on two sets of patients, the first group being 10 consecutive patients who underwent prostatic brachytherapy and were imaged with a 1.5 T preoperative MRI and a 0.5 Tesla MRI, and a second group of patients were 9 patients with 3 types of brain tumours. DSC values were computed, and logit-transformed values were compared in the mean with the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The article concludes that the DSC value is a useful, yet simple, tool that, when used for the analyses of spatial overlap, can be used to ensure reproducibility and accuracy in image segmentation. The validity of this approach paved the way for further studies, ensuring the fidelity of MRI image analysis, which has led to an average of 38.59 citations per year since 2004.
Another article with a large number of citations per year was authored by Senft et al. This study constituted a randomised controlled trial, assessing the extent of resection in glioma surgery using IOMRI [15]. The authors reported that a higher number of patients that underwent IOMRI guided surgery had complete resection of the tumour (23 of 24 patients/96%) than patients in the control group, where conventional surgery was performed (17 of 25/68% with a p value of 0.023). Postoperative rates of new neurological deficits did not significantly or statistically differ between the two groups (3 patients (13%) in the IOMRI group and 2 (8%) patients in the control group). This article conclusively establishes the efficacy and superiority of IOMRI, explaining the number of citations. On a deeper analysis, this article emerged as having the highest number of citations per year (40.30), highlighting that, when a simple metric such as ‘total citations’ alone are utilised, high impact articles may be looked over. It also indicates that randomised controlled trials continue to have the highest impact among all study types. Additionally, the article by Black et al. [11], which describes the first IOMRI to be utilised using a 0.5 T intraoperative system, has the highest local citations and the second highest global citation rate. This is due to the pioneering nature of the article and its longevity.
An interesting aspect of this bibliometric analysis is that IOMRI is a recent and, therefore, nascent advancement in neurosurgery. Therefore, although Percival Bailey and Harvey Cushing introduced the term Glioma in 1926 [16], the articles on IOMRI primarily focussed on improved glioma resection, using IOMRI dates from 1996 to 2016. This makes the analysis unique, as most other areas in neurosurgery are far older and IOMRI is a new, growing field, and this analysis enlightens areas of relevant research [17]. Fields such as cardiology and thrombolysis, which have made rapid strides in recent years, have shown similar results [18].
These articles were predominantly published in journals dealing with three specialities: namely, Neurosciences, Radiology, and Oncology, with 95 (of 100) articles being in these three domains. Indicating the degree of collaboration required in the development, utilisation, and outcomes in IOMRI. Data garnered and analysed, in the course of preparing this list of top cited articles, also showed preponderance of articles and consistent source growth in newer journals such as World Neurosurgery (est. 2010), indicating continued research and a general increase in the focus on IOMRI. In time, it is feasible that these articles may garner additional citations, adding to their growing relevance.
Maximum number of articles originated from the United States, followed by Germany (Figure 7A,B). This differs from other bibliometric analyses, where the United States has significantly larger impact indices than other countries. This is probably owing to the fact that the US spends nearly three times the amount of government funds as countries in Europe for research [19]. The probable reason for Germany’s impact in the field is the near simultaneous establishment of a 0.2 T MRI with a patient transportation system by the Erlangen and Heidelberg groups [20]. Prior to the establishment of IOMRI, their group demonstrated the benefits and emphasised the role of early post-operative imaging [21], which then translated to a series encompassing 47 patients with gliomas, wherein they documented additional resection of overlooked or microsurgically non identifiable tumour (Figure 8) remnants using IOMRI [22]. Owing to the degree of technological research and funding involved in the research and utilisation of IOMRI, the contribution of low-income countries has been minimal.
The dominance of Germany is further exemplified when considering institutional affiliations (of the considered articles), where the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg, founded in 1743, is the largest contributor for these high impact articles. In addition to the Cluster of Excellence, ‘Engineering of Advanced Materials’ (EAM), and the ‘Graduate School of Advanced Optical Technologies’ (SAOT), which was founded as part of the Excellence Initiative, FAU currently has more than 40 co-ordinated programmes funded by the German Research Foundation [23]. This is closely followed by the University of Minnesota and Harvard University, which are, again, among the top 50 NIH funded institutions [24]. Furthermore, NIH funding for brain tumours, and by extension, IOMRI, has increased over the years, which may be explained by the higher incidence of brain tumours among developed nations [25,26]. This may also be due to the fact that other diseases, which are more prevalent, such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension have well established and validated guidelines and, therefore, require lesser allocation of funds towards research (Figure 9).
It has been nearly three decades since the first IOMRI was established, and its defining role and utility for intraoperative imaging, in glioma surgery and beyond, is widely accepted and established. The permeant advancements of MR technologies, for the detection of brain function, tumour borders, and brain metabolism, ensure that this neurosurgical tool will remain superior to other technologies (such as optical imaging, ultrasound, etc.) for safe and radical tumour removal.
Bibliometric analysis is a purely quantitative tool which measures the impact as perceived by the scientific community and not a representation of the ‘real world’ impact of research. Therefore, while these articles may have a high citation rate, their role in changing patient care may be entirely different. In addition, as only a single database was used for analysis, bias may be encountered. Although certain articles exclude self-citations, they were not ruled out in this study, as the authors believe that only continued work in a particular field leads to self-citations and that this is a marker of a focussed researcher rather than one who continually changes areas of research [8].

Current Limitations and Future Areas of Interest

This article highlights avenues of research in IOMRI that may be more relevant than others. Ergonomic and economically viable methods of IOMRI will increase its availability and thereby, its use in Asian regions. The initial cost in procuring and subsequent economic factors in utilising an IOMRI have erected barriers in its widespread adoption, while ergonomic factors, the learning curve associated with the introduction and familiarisation of the operative team, have led to compliance issues among surgeons with access to IOMRI facilities. Furthermore, in an era of ever advancing technologies, failure to address ergonomic issues will lead to an ever shrinking, potentially cluttered operating room where surgical teams are forced to accommodate shrinking workspaces. Addressing these limitations will dramatically increase the number of patients treated using IOMRI and constitute a higher relevance. Additionally, increased funding of research, or for patient care via insurance companies, will increase the availability of these advanced technologies, benefitting the population overall. It is interesting to note that posterior fossa lesions, spinal tumours, and paediatric populations did not feature in these articles, indicating that these may be areas that warrant additional and future research.
One glaring limitation of bibliometric analysis is that the number of citations for each paper will increase over the years [4]. Thus, the number of citations of the articles published recently may be small despite having a greater impact. The “Average years from publication” in Table 1 also suggests this point. This means that the analysis of the top 100 most cited papers may exclude the latest-trend papers unintentionally and selectively. However, this only reiterates the need of periodic analysis to identify the trends.

5. Conclusions

This bibliometric analysis shows that most research on IOMRI originated from developed countries such as the USA and Germany. It provides insights into the evolution, utilisation, and reference points for further studies on IOMRI, highlighting ‘blind spots’ in research, such as the exclusion of paediatric populations, spinal tumours, and posterior fossa pathologies. The need for additional funding, especially in the developing world, and better ergonomics has been established. Randomised control trials and focused research on a singular topic have been shown to increase impact. We hope this analysis will lead to more areas being explored in this nascent, yet powerful, technique.

Supplementary Materials

The following supporting information can be downloaded at: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/life12020175/s1, Figure S1: Most Relevant Keywords; Figure S2: Most Local Cited References; Figure S3: Most Cited Documents Globally; Table S1: Authors with Maximum Number of Publications in The Top 100 Cited Articles; Table S2: The Most Locally Cited Articles.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, H.D. and K.G.; methodology, K.G.; software, K.G.; validation, G.F., K.G., G.E.U.; formal analysis, K.G.; investigation, K.G.; resources, K.G.; data curation, K.G.; writing—original draft preparation, H.D.; writing—review and editing, M.D.K.N.; visualization, H.D.; supervision, K.G.; project administration, K.G.; funding acquisition, G.F. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

No external funding. APC paid by Gianluca Ferini.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

All data provided in manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Graph demonstrating (A) annual production of ALL articles on intraoperative MRI, (B) annual production of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI, and (C) average article citations per year of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
Figure 1. Graph demonstrating (A) annual production of ALL articles on intraoperative MRI, (B) annual production of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI, and (C) average article citations per year of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
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Figure 2. Graph demonstrating (A) authors with maximum number of publications in the top 100 cited articles, (B) author impact in terms of h-index among all the articles published on IOMRI, and (C) production rate of the authors per year of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
Figure 2. Graph demonstrating (A) authors with maximum number of publications in the top 100 cited articles, (B) author impact in terms of h-index among all the articles published on IOMRI, and (C) production rate of the authors per year of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
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Figure 3. Graph demonstrating (A) most relevant source journals, which published the articles on intraoperative MRI, (B) Bradford’s law related to journal sources of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
Figure 3. Graph demonstrating (A) most relevant source journals, which published the articles on intraoperative MRI, (B) Bradford’s law related to journal sources of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
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Figure 4. Graph demonstrating (A) the most cited source journals which published the articles on intraoperative MRI, (B) source impact, in terms of h-index, among all the articles published on IOMRI, and (C) source dynamics, showing the cumulative number of publications in the different journals over time.
Figure 4. Graph demonstrating (A) the most cited source journals which published the articles on intraoperative MRI, (B) source impact, in terms of h-index, among all the articles published on IOMRI, and (C) source dynamics, showing the cumulative number of publications in the different journals over time.
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Figure 5. Graph demonstrating the (A) origin country of the corresponding authors of all the articles published on IOMRI, (B) origin country of the corresponding authors of the top 100 cited articles published on IOMRI, (C) most cited countries, and (D) most relevant affiliations of all the articles on intraoperative MRI.
Figure 5. Graph demonstrating the (A) origin country of the corresponding authors of all the articles published on IOMRI, (B) origin country of the corresponding authors of the top 100 cited articles published on IOMRI, (C) most cited countries, and (D) most relevant affiliations of all the articles on intraoperative MRI.
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Figure 6. A VOS (visualising of similarities) graph of bibliometric analysis, of (A) most cited authors and (B) relative influence of these authors, of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI. The density graph represents the same, with the authors with more impact highlighted.
Figure 6. A VOS (visualising of similarities) graph of bibliometric analysis, of (A) most cited authors and (B) relative influence of these authors, of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI. The density graph represents the same, with the authors with more impact highlighted.
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Figure 7. A VOS (visualising of similarities) graph of bibliometric analysis of (A) most cited nations with originating research, with overlay graph of co-citation coupling of documents, and (B) relative influence of the most cited institutions of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
Figure 7. A VOS (visualising of similarities) graph of bibliometric analysis of (A) most cited nations with originating research, with overlay graph of co-citation coupling of documents, and (B) relative influence of the most cited institutions of the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
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Figure 8. A VOS (visualising of similarities) graph of bibliometric analysis of the MRI and the overlay graph of co-occurrence of keywords in the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
Figure 8. A VOS (visualising of similarities) graph of bibliometric analysis of the MRI and the overlay graph of co-occurrence of keywords in the 100 most cited articles on intraoperative MRI.
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Figure 9. Figure showing the most frequently used keywords.
Figure 9. Figure showing the most frequently used keywords.
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Table 1. Analysis of the major findings from the bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited papers with intraoperative MRI.
Table 1. Analysis of the major findings from the bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited papers with intraoperative MRI.
DescriptionAll ArticlesTop 100 Cited Articles
Timespan1996:20201996:2020
Sources (Journals, Books, etc.)13842
Documents663100
Average years from publication10.516
Average citations per documents17.52113.5
Average citations per year per doc1.4517.444
References64382089
DOCUMENT TYPES
Article36776
Article; proceedings paper176
Reprint11
Review3114
Others (Editorials/Book Chapters/Meeting abstract etc.)247--
DOCUMENT CONTENTS
Keywords Plus (ID)848319
Author’s Keywords (DE)755203
AUTHORS
Authors1984350
Author Appearances3740613
Authors of single-authored documents513
Authors of multi-authored documents1933347
AUTHORS COLLABORATION
Single-authored documents764
Documents per Author0.3340.286
Authors per Document2.993.5
Co-Authors per Documents5.646.13
Table 2. A review of the bibliometrics for the most influential authors in intraoperative MRI related research.
Table 2. A review of the bibliometrics for the most influential authors in intraoperative MRI related research.
AuthorH IndexG IndexM IndexTotal CitationsNumber of ArticlesYear
NIMSKY C23470.9582218511998
FAHLBUSCH R22450.882026461997
BUCHFELDER M1831 1385311998
GANSLANDT O22290.9172175291998
BLACK PM13270.51896271996
SCHULDER M713 172251997
WIRTZ CR14250.56921251997
JOLESZ FA14230.5381951231996
SUTHERLAND GR9160.391271221999
COBURGER J11191.375368192014
SEIFERT V10180.417852181998
CHEN XL8140.727197172011
TRONNIER VM6170.24527171997
CHICOINE MR6110.462128162009
SENFT C7160.5747162008
XU BN8140.727211162011
GASSER T8130.471790132005
NABAVI A8130.348529131999
EVANS J260.15443122009
KONIG R8110.8312112012
PRABHU SS6110.462303112009
ROESSLER K510 111112009
SAMII A6100.545109112011
SOMMER B5100.5115112012
BERNAYS RL7100.28235101997
DACEY RG4100.308112102009
RAO G7100.5302102008
YU XG490.36491102011
HLAVAC M690.617192012
LEUTHARDT EC260.1543892009
REGLI L45 3792016
SCHWARTZ RB690.24136491997
WEINBERG JS690.33327992004
ALEXANDER E680.231108781996
BARNETT GH580.2518382002
BOZINOV O35 3382016
FRANZ K580.35765082008
GIORDANO M580.4558882011
HALL WA260.0914382000
HAMER HM480.410482012
JENSEN RL120.25682018
KIKINIS R680.231126581996
MURAGAKI Y480.2358282005
REYNS N34 2182017
RICH KM380.2317582009
RODER C580.55612882013
SAWAYA R580.27822582004
SMYTH MD260.1544382009
SUN GC680.54512682011
TATAGIBA M480.411282012
Table 3. The most influential journals with intraoperative MRI related research.
Table 3. The most influential journals with intraoperative MRI related research.
SourcesArticles
NEUROSURGERY145
NEURO-ONCOLOGY51
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY41
WORLD NEUROSURGERY41
NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW22
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA20
NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS17
STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY17
NEUROSURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA16
OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY15
TECHNIQUES IN NEUROSURGERY12
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-PEDIATRICS11
CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM10
NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA10
EPILEPSIA9
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING9
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE8
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY6
NEUROLOGY INDIA6
JMRI-JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING5
JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY5
MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY5
NEUROCHIRURGIE5
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA4
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY4
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART A-CENTRAL EUROPEAN NEUROSURGERY4
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY4
MOVEMENT DISORDERS4
PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY4
RADIOLOGY4
CELL TRANSPLANTATION3
CURRENT OPINION IN ANESTHESIOLOGY3
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY3
LANCET ONCOLOGY3
NEUROIMAGE3
NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH3
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY3
NEUROLOGY3
NEURORADIOLOGY3
PITUITARY3
SURGICAL NEUROLOGY3
TURKISH NEUROSURGERY3
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY2
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY2
ANESTHESIOLOGY2
AORN JOURNAL2
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL2
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES2
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY2
MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES2
PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER2
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY2
PHOTODIAGNOSIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY2
RADIOLOGE2
ROFO-FORTSCHRITTE AUF DEM GEBIET DER RONTGENSTRAHLEN UND DER BILDGEBENDEN VERFAHREN2
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS2
SPINE2
SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY2
ACTA RADIOLOGICA1
ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE1
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY1
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RHINOLOGY1
ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE1
ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION1
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY1
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY1
ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA1
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY1
BOSNIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES1
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT1
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA1
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE1
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL1
CANCER1
CANCER MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH1
CANCERS1
CESKA A SLOVENSKA NEUROLOGIE A NEUROCHIRURGIE1
CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY1
CLINICAL RADIOLOGY1
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN NEUROSURGERY1
CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING1
CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION1
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY1
EJC SUPPLEMENTS1
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY1
ENDOCRINE1
ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS1
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER1
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY1
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY1
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY1
EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTICANCER THERAPY1
EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS1
EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING1
HNO1
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS1
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING1
IMAGING IN ENDOCRINE DISORDERS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS1
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM1
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA1
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MONITORING AND COMPUTING1
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY1
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH1
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART B-SKULL BASE1
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY1
JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY1
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE1
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL SCIENCES1
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY1
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES1
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY1
KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY1
LARYNGOSCOPE1
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING1
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE1
MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS1
MEDICAL IMAGE COMPUTING AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVENTION MICCAI’99 PROCEEDINGS1
MOLECULAR THERAPY1
NAGOYA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE1
NEUROCIRUGIA1
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL1
NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA1
NEUROLOGIA I NEUROCHIRURGIA POLSKA1
NEUROSURGERY QUARTERLY1
ONCOLOGY LETTERS1
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA1
PLOS ONE1
SEMINARS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY1
SKULL BASE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH1
SMALL1
STROKE1
SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES1
TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT1
UNFALLCHIRURG1
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY1
Table 4. Bibliometrics of the top impactful journals with Intraoperative MRI related research.
Table 4. Bibliometrics of the top impactful journals with Intraoperative MRI related research.
SourceH IndexG IndexM IndexTotal CitationsTotal Number of ArticlesFirst Article
NEUROSURGERY29640.8285714341891451987
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY17280.80952381833412001
WORLD NEUROSURGERY12181377412010
NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS11170.91666667314172010
ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA10160.5277202002
NEUROSURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA10160.38461539366161996
STEREOTACTIC AND FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY8150.32227171997
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-PEDIATRICS7110.53846154150112009
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING790.3181818220892000
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE780.3333333316882001
NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW612 145221998
OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY560.62542152014
CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM5100.22727273116102000
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY560.4166666712862010
JMRI-JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING550.2083333318351998
TECHNIQUES IN NEUROSURGERY450.1818181834122000
NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA480.2222222265102004
JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY450.2222222210952004
MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEUROSURGERY450.2105263213452003
NEURO-ONCOLOGY3150.16666667239512004
NEUROCHIRURGIE350.214285713652008
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY34 2642015
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY340.157894746142003
PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY340.142857146342001
CURRENT OPINION IN ANESTHESIOLOGY330.272727272832011
LANCET ONCOLOGY330.2727272767032011
NEUROIMAGE330.1764705911432005
EPILEPSIA280.086956527991999
NEUROLOGY INDIA240.105263161962003
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA230.111111111142004
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART A-CENTRAL EUROPEAN NEUROSURGERY230.222222221342013
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY230.19532002
NEURORADIOLOGY23 12432004
PITUITARY23 4332015
TURKISH NEUROSURGERY230.21332012
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY220.117647067922005
MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES220.090909093022000
PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY220.22922012
PHOTODIAGNOSIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY220.222222228022013
RADIOLOGE220.083333334921998
RADIOLOGY120.04166667441998
CELL TRANSPLANTATION120.2532017
NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH13 14532006
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY120.04347826431999
SURGICAL NEUROLOGY130.04761905932001
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY120.066666671922007
ANESTHESIOLOGY110.03448276121993
AORN JOURNAL120.11111111922013
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL120.1822012
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY120.25522018
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOLOGY AND SURGERY110.0625122006
ROFO-FORTSCHRITTE AUF DEM GEBIET DER RONTGENSTRAHLEN UND DER BILDGEBENDEN VERFAHREN110.1222012
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS120.142857141022015
SPINE120.047619053722001
SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY120.11322012
ACTA RADIOLOGICA110.06666667512007
ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE110.11112012
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY110.1253512014
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RHINOLOGY110.06253212006
ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE110.11111111112013
ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION110.11111111312013
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY110.33333333212019
ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA110.09090909412011
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY110.14285714712015
BOSNIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES110.33333333112019
BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA110.1112012
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE110.051512002
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL110.043478261711999
CANCER110.0588235331912005
CESKA A SLOVENSKA NEUROLOGIE A NEUROCHIRURGIE110.07692308312009
CLINICAL NEURORADIOLOGY110.25112018
CLINICAL RADIOLOGY110.16666667512016
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN NEUROSURGERY110.04347826111999
CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION110.22012017
CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY110.055555562512004
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY110.04166667211998
ENDOCRINE110.13612012
ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS110.25312018
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY110.058823537712005
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY110.058823534012005
EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTICANCER THERAPY110.076923081312009
EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS110.083333331212010
HNO110.2512017
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS110.251212018
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MEDICAL IMAGING110.0588235316212005
IMAGING IN ENDOCRINE DISORDERS110.16666667812016
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE110.14285714512015
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA110.076923081712009
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MONITORING AND COMPUTING110.1112012
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY110.046411997
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY110.166666672612016
JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY111112021
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY-SPINE110.071428571412008
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL SCIENCES110.21712017
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY110.083333331912010
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY110.2112017
KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY110.21712017
LARYNGOSCOPE110.047619052412001
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING110.11111111712013
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE110.2312017
MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS110.142857143812015
MEDICAL IMAGE COMPUTING AND COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVENTION, MICCAI’99, PROCEEDINGS110.043478261111999
NAGOYA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE110.07692308412009
NEUROCIRUGIA110.11111111512013
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL110.111111111512013
NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA110.052212002
NEUROLOGIA I NEUROCHIRURGIA POLSKA110.090909091112011
NEUROSURGERY QUARTERLY110.05263158512003
ONCOLOGY LETTERS110.14285714112015
PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA110.09090909412011
PLOS ONE110.142857145412015
SKULL BASE-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH110.090909092312011
SMALL110.142857146712015
TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT110.076923081412009
UNFALLCHIRURG110.1612012
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY110.14285714412015
MOVEMENT DISORDERS000042013
NEUROLOGY000032016
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES000022007
PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER000022014
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY000012019
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT000012002
CANCER MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH000012018
CANCERS000012020
CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING000012010
EJC SUPPLEMENTS000012009
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER000012013
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY000012008
EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING000012012
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS000012015
JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM000012019
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES-TURKISH000012012
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY PART B-SKULL BASE000012020
JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES000012015
MOLECULAR THERAPY000012018
SEMINARS IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY000011999
STROKE000012000
SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES000012001
Table 5. The 100 most cited research articles related to Intraoperative MRI.
Table 5. The 100 most cited research articles related to Intraoperative MRI.
PaperDOITotal CitationsTC per Year
ZOU KH, 2004, ACAD RADIOL10.1016/S1076-6332(03)00671-865638.59
BLACK PM, 1997, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-199710000-0001357724.04
SENFT C, 2011, LANCET ONCOL10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70196-640340.30
NIMSKY C, 2000, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200011000-0000836417.33
NABAVI A, 2001, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200104000-0001932816.40
CLAUS EB, 2005, CANCER-AM CANCER SOC10.1002/cncr.2086731219.50
NIMSKY C, 2005, NEUROSURGERY10.1227/01.NEU.0000144842.18771.3028717.94
STEINMEIER R, 1998, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-199810000-0000526411.48
TRONNIER VM, 1997, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-199705000-000012369.83
BLACK PM, 1999, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-199909000-0000123010.45
KUBBEN PL, 2011, LANCET ONCOL10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70130-921521.50
FERRANT M, 2001, IEEE T MED IMAGING10.1109/42.97493320810.40
SUTHERLAND GR, 1999, J NEUROSURG10.3171/jns.1999.91.5.08042049.27
HALL WA, 2000, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200003000-000221919.10
NIMSKY C, 2004, RADIOLOGY10.1148/radiol.233103135218410.82
KUHNT D, 2011, NEURO-ONCOLOGY10.1093/neuonc/nor13317217.20
NIMSKY C, 2006, NEUROIMAGE10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.11.00116511.00
WIRTZ CR, 2000, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200005000-000171647.81
MAURER CR, 1998, IEEE T MED IMAGING10.1109/42.7360501606.96
CLATZ O, 2005, IEEE T MED IMAGING10.1109/TMI.2005.8567341589.88
NIMSKY C, 2005, RADIOLOGY10.1148/radiol.23410319841589.88
HADANI M, 2001, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200104000-000211567.80
FAHLBUSCH R, 2001, J NEUROSURG10.3171/jns.2001.95.3.03811557.75
STARR PA, 2010, J NEUROSURG10.3171/2009.6.JNS08116115013.64
NIMSKY C, 2006, NEUROL RES10.1179/016164106 × 1151251389.20
BOHINSKI RJ, 2001, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200104000-000071366.80
BOHINSKI RJ, 2001, NEUROSURGERY-aNA1346.70
NIMSKY C, 2001, SURG NEUROL10.1016/S0090-3019(01)00628-01326.60
SCHWARTZ RB, 1999, RADIOLOGY10.1148/radiology.211.2.r99ma264771305.91
HATIBOGLU MA, 2009, NEUROSURGERY10.1227/01.NEU.0000345647.58219.0712810.67
HALL WA, 1999, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-199904000-000671275.77
NIMSKY C, 2006, NEUROSURGERY10.1227/01.NEU.0000219198.38423.1E1187.87
MORIARTY TM, 1996, NEUROSURG CLIN N AMNA1164.64
NIMSKY C, 2001, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200105000-000231135.65
NIMSKY C, 2004, NEUROSURGERY10.1227/01.NEU.0000129694.64671.911116.53
SCHWARTZ TH, 2006, NEUROSURGERY10.1227/01.NEU.0000193927.49862.B6946.27
SCHNEIDER JP, 2005, NEURORADIOLOGY10.1007/s00234-005-1397-1945.88
BARONE DG, 2014, COCHRANE DB SYST REV10.1002/14651858.CD009685.pub29213.14
KAIBARA T, 2000, NEUROSURGERYNA783.71
GERLACH R, 2008, NEUROSURGERY10.1227/01.NEU.0000312362.63693.78775.92
SCHULDER M, 2001, J NEUROSURG10.3171/jns.2001.94.6.0936773.85
MORIARTY TM, 2000, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200011000-00023773.67
BERNSTEIN M, 2000, NEUROSURGERY10.1097/00006123-200004000-00023773.67
EYUPOGLU IY, 2013, NAT REV NEUROL10.1038/nrneurol.2012.279769.50
FAHLBUSCH R, 2005, EUR J ENDOCRINOL10.1530/eje.1.01970764.75
HALL WA, 2008, J MAGN RESON IMAGING10.1002/jmri.21273755.77
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