Neuronavigation accuracy dependence on CT and MR imaging parameters: A phantom-based study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2199-2216

  Poggi, S ^a   Pallotta, S ^a   Russo, S ^a   Gallina, P ^a   Torresin, A ^b   Bucciolini, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; NEUROLOGY;

NEURONAVIGATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ERROR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REGISTRATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THICKNESS;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFACTS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURONAVIGATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 0043175163     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/48/14/311     Document Type: Article

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