MR and CT image fusion for postimplant analysis in permanent prostate seed implants

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1572-1579

  Polo, Alfredo ^a,c   Cattani, Federica ^a   Vavassori, Andrea ^a   Origgi, Daniela ^a   Villa, Gaetano ^a   Marsiglia, Hugo ^a   Bellomi, Massimo ^a,b   Tosi, Giampiero ^a   De Cobelli, Ottavio ^a   Orecchia, Roberto ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; CT MRI image fusion; Implant evaluation; Permanent implant; Prostate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAM (DSH); IMAGE MODALITY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOSIMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 10044258557     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.08.033     Document Type: Article

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