Investigating the distribution of prostate cancer using three-dimensional computer simulation

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 204-208

  Opell, M B ^a   Zeng, J ^b   Bauer, J J ^c   Connelly, R R ^d   Zhang, W ^e   Sesterhenn, I A ^e   Mun, S K ^b   Moul, J W ^c,d   Lynch, J H ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^e ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D computer simulation; Prostate biopsy; Prostate cancer distribution

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOPSY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036393202     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500577     Document Type: Article

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