Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for localization of the prostatic apex: Comparison to computed tomography (CT) and urethrography

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-284

  Milosevic, Michael ^a   Voruganti, Sachi ^a   Blend, Ralph ^b   Alasti, Hamideh ^b   Warde, Padraig ^a   McLean, Michael ^a   Catton, Pamela ^a   Catton, Charles ^a   Gospodarowicz, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Prostate cancer; Prostatic apex; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; URETHROGRAPHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMINAL VESICLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETHRA; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 0031746513     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00232-6     Document Type: Article

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