Improved automated brachytherapy seed localization in trans-urethral ultrasound data

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5367, Issue , 2004, Pages 353-360

  Holmes III, David R ^a   Robb, Richard A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Fuzzy logic; Intra operative guidance; Segmentation; Trans urethral ultrasound (TUUS)

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; INTRA-OPERATIVE GUIDANCE; PROSTATE CANCER; TRANS-URETHRAL ULTRASOUND (TUUS);

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ACQUISITION; DOSIMETRY; FUZZY SETS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; X RAYS;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 5644295682     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.535865     Document Type: Conference Paper

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