Evaluation of permanent I-125 prostate implants using radiography and magnetic resonance imaging

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 927-933

  Moerland, Marinus A ^a   Wijrdeman, Harm K ^a   Beersma, Robert ^a   Bakker, Chris J G ^a   Battermann, Jan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Implant evaluation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Permanent implant; Prostatic cancer

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOGRAPHY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030888319     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00575-5     Document Type: Article

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