Comparison of an image registration technique based on normalized mutual information with a standard method utilizing implanted markers in the staged radiosurgical treatment of large arteriovenous malformations

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1150-1158

  Bond, James E ^a   Smith, Vernon ^b   Yue, Ning J ^a   Knisely, Jonathan P S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous malformation; Gamma knife; Image registration; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

RADIOSURGICAL TREATMENT;

RADIOTHERAPY;

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; COPPER SULFATE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0142248774     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01568-2     Document Type: Article

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