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Authors
- Felix C. Stengel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0415-3923)
- Marco Battistelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5784-5870)
- Vicki M. Butenschöen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0421-7974)
- Bernhard Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6486-7955)
- Vanessa Hubertus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-5818)
- Filippo Maria Polli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7737-8824)
- Sven Oliver Eicker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-5654)
- Andreas H. Kramer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4008-4758)
- Alice Ryba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0130-8838)
- Malte Mohme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-9092)
- Manfred Westphal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3483-6335)
- Theresa Mohme
- Julia Onken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2859-4395)
- Lasse Dührsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2635-8583)
- Martin N. Stienen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-1787)
- Klaus Christian Mende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-1718)
- Johannes Kerschbaumer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9997-4336)
- Claudius Thomé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8568-9756)
- Florian Ringel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3132-7543)
- Hanno S. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4576-1239)
- E. von Bronewski
Institutions
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Friedrich-Ebert-Krankenhaus (DE)
- Hochschule für bildende Künste (DE)
- Schmerzklinik Kiel (DE)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Ostschweizer Kinderspital (CH)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neuro-Oncology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-025-05350-0
- Primary Topic
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00