Evaluating geometric accuracy of multi-platform stereotactic neuroimaging in radiosurgery

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-48

  Wu, T H ^a,b   Lee, J S ^a   Wu, H M ^a   Chu, W F ^a   Guo, Wan Yuo ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Geometric accuracy; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic MRI; Stereotactic X ray imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; COPPER SULFATE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; GEOMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036967751     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063833     Document Type: Article

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