Evaluating the effect of rectal distension and rectal movement on prostate gland position using cine MRI

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 525-533

  Padhani, Anwar R ^a   Khoo, Vincent S ^b   Suckling, John ^a   Husband, Janet E ^a   Leach, Martin O ^a   Dearnaley, David P ^b  

^a CRC Clin Magnetic Reson Res Group   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Organ motion; Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; GLUCAGON; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM; RECTUM MOTILITY;

AGED; DILATATION; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033037392     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00040-1     Document Type: Article

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