Quantitative computer-assisted analysis vs. visual estimation of MR imaging response of brain metastases to radiotherapy

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-106

  Taphoorn, Martin J B ^a,b   Potman, Richard A ^a   Barkhof, Frederik ^a   Weerts, Jan G E ^a   Valk, Jaap ^a   Karim, A B M F ^a   Heimans, Jan J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Computer assisted analysis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Radiotherapy; Visual estimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0030895762     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(96)00024-0     Document Type: Article

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