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. 2024 May 22;10(3):146–153. doi: 10.1159/000539384

Table 3.

Treatment outcome of brachytherapy in circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas in different studies

Present study Li et al. [26] Madreperla et al. [23] Naseripour et al. [27] Joshi et al. [28] Cennamo et al. [8] Aizman et al. [17] Lopez-Caballero et al. [3] Zografos et al. [25]
Patients, n 7 25 8 21 8 7 5 8 41
Isotope Ru Ru Ru and I Ru Ru Ru Pal I Co
Mean dose, Gy 50 84.4 50 38.5 32.5 100 29 46.9 50
Improved VA, % 100 56 63 57 NA NA 60 0 NA
Mean tumor height, mm
 Baseline 4.76 3.99 4.8 3.87 5.0 4.46 3.2 4.4 2.9
 Final visit 1.70 0.84 2.1 0.7 NA 2.29 1.6 1.19 NA
Mean largest diameter, mm
 Baseline 9.13 9.36 10.6 10.0 12.7 9.27 8.32 11.3 8.1
 Final visit 4.65 7.40 NA 8.33 NA 4.76 NA NA NA
Radiation-related complications, n (%)
 Retinopathy 0 2 (8) 0 5 (23.8) 0 NA 1 (20) 3 (37.5) 3 (7.3)
 Papillopathy 0 0 0 1 (4.8) 0 NA 0 0 0
 Mean FU, months 12.5 28 25 38.6 NA 12 18.6 83 24–120

Co, cobalt-60; I, iodine-125; Pal, palladium-103; Ru, ruthenium-106; VA, visual acuity; FU, follow-up.