Evaluation of interobserver differences in postimplant dosimetry following prostate brachytherapy and the efficacy of CT/MRI fusion imaging

Japanese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 342-347

  Aoki, Manabu ^a   Yorozu, Atsunori ^a   Dokiya, Takushi ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CT MRI fusion image; Interobserver differences; Postimplant dosimetry; Prostate brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 72349093407     PISSN: 18671071     EISSN: 1867108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-009-0355-y     Document Type: Article

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