Differences in abdominal organ movement between supine and prone positions measured using four-dimensional computed tomography

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 424-428

  Kim, Young Seok ^a   Park, Sung Ho ^a   Ahn, Seung Do ^a   Lee, Jeong Eun ^b   Choi, Eun Kyung ^a   Lee, Sang wook ^a   Shin, Seong Soo ^a   Yoon, Sang Min ^a   Kim, Jong Hoon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

4 Dimensional computed tomography; Organ movement; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; CELIAC ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; KIDNEY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORGAN MOVEMENT; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; SUPINE POSITION;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PRONE POSITION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RESPIRATION; SUPINE POSITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36749069406     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.10.031     Document Type: Article

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