Image segmentation in treatment planning for prostate cancer using the region growing technique

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 879, 2001, Pages 243-248

  Mazonakis, M ^a   Damilakis, J ^b   Varveris, H ^b   Prassopoulos, P ^b   Gourtsoyiannis, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE CANCER; RECTUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE SLICE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0035050272     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.74.879.740243     Document Type: Article

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