Vibro-acoustography imaging of permanent prostate brachytherapy seeds in an excised human prostate - Preliminary results and technical feasibility

Ultrasonics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-394

  Mitri, F G ^a   Davis, B J ^b   Urban, M W ^a   Alizad, A ^a   Greenleaf, J F ^a   Lischer, G H ^b   Wilson, T M ^b   Fatemi, M ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Prostate cancer; Seed; Ultrasound; Vibro acoustography

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); GELATION; LOCATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; DE-GASSED WATERS; ECHOGENIC; GEL PHANTOMS; HUMAN CADAVERS; HUMAN PROSTATES; IMAGE SLICES; IMAGING TOOLS; PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY; PROSTATE CANCER; SEED LOCALIZATIONS; SEED ORIENTATIONS; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITIES; ULTRASOUND; VIBRO-ACOUSTOGRAPHY;

SEED;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROSTATE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 60549113696     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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