4D-CT imaging with synchronized intravenous contrast injection to improve delineation of liver tumors for treatment planning

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 445-448

  Beddar, A Sam ^a   Briere, Tina Marie ^a   Balter, Peter ^a   Pan, Tinsu ^a   Tolani, Naresh ^a   Ng, Chaan ^a   Szklaruk, Janio ^a   Krishnan, Sunil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

4D CT; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Imaging; Intravenous contrast; Liver tumors

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 46549083295     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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