An optimized workflow for the integration of biological information into radiotherapy planning: Experiences with T1w DCE-MRI

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 4209-4223

  Neff, T ^a   Kiessling, F ^a   Brix, G ^b   Baudendistel, K ^a   Zechmann, C ^a   Giesel, F L ^a   Bendl, R ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; INTEGRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHARMACOKINETICS; TUMORS;

IMAGING MODALITIES; MENINGIOMA; MORPHOLOGICAL IMAGES; SOFTWARE PLATFORMS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPARTMENT MODEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 24044447294     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/17/020     Document Type: Article

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