An automated method for mapping human tissue permittivities by MRI in hyperthermia treatment planning

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2159-2174

  Farace, Paolo ^a,b   Pontalti, Rolando ^a   Cristoforetti, Luca ^a   Antolini, Renzo ^a,b   Scarpa, Marina ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN; FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; THIGH; WATER;

EID: 0030731270     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/11/011     Document Type: Article

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