Seed localization and TRUS-fluoroscopy fusion for intraoperative prostate brachytherapy dosimetry

Computer Aided Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-34

  Su, Yi ^a   Davis, Brian J ^b   Furutani, Keith M ^b   Herman, Michael G ^b   Robb, Richard A ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Fluoroscopy; Image fusion; Prostate brachytherapy; TRUS

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSIMETRY; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33847120872     PISSN: 10929088     EISSN: 10970150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10929080601168239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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