Magnetic resonance imaging anatomy of the prostate and periprostatic area: A guide for radiotherapists

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-106

  Villeirs, Geert M ^a   Verstraete, Koenraad L ^a   De Neve, Wilfried J ^a   De Meerleer, Gert O ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Prostate anatomy; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EJACULATORY DUCT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; ISOTOPE TRACING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; REVIEW; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATIC CORD; TREATMENT PLANNING; URETHRA;

EJACULATORY DUCTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SEMINAL VESICLES; URETHRA; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 23244432237     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.06.015     Document Type: Review

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