CT-MRI image fusion for delineation of volumes in three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy in the treatment of localized prostate cancer

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 895, 2002, Pages 603-607

  Sannazzari, G L ^a   Ragona, R ^a   Ruo Redda, M G ^a   Giglioli, F R ^b   Isolato, G ^a   Guarneri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSTATE; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RECTUM; SEMINAL VESICLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0036318815     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.75.895.750603     Document Type: Article

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