Diffusion tensor imaging: Possible implications for radiotherapy treatment planning of patients with high-grade glioma

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 581-590

  Jena, Rajesh ^a,c   Price, S J ^a   Baker, C ^b   Jefferies, S J ^c   Pickard, J D ^a   Gillard, J H ^a   Burnet, N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Dose escalation; Gliomas; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 28244482013     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2005.04.012     Document Type: Article

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