Image fusion using CT, MRI and PET for treatment planning, navigation and follow up in percutaneous RFA

Experimental Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-114

  Giesel, F L ^a,b,c   Mehndiratta, A ^b,d   Locklin, J ^a   McAuliffe, M J ^e   White, S ^f   Choyke, P L ^g   Knopp, M V ^h   Wood, B J ^a,g   Haberkorn, U ^c   Von Tengg Kobligk, H ^a,b,h  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Image fusion; Radiofrequency ablation; Registration; Registration algorithms; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM;

ALGORITHMS; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68849123895     PISSN: 18129269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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