A simple method for the correction of distorted digital angiographic images for stereotactic target localization

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 489-493

  Theodorou, K ^a   Rosenwald, J C ^b   Siamplis, D ^a   Karnabatidis, D ^a   Kappas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Digital subtraction angiography; Distortion; Stereotactic localization

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033231598     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1278-3218(00)88256-6     Document Type: Article

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