Early Expansion of the Intracranial CSF Volume After Palliative Whole-Brain Radiotherapy: Results of a Longitudinal CT Segmentation Analysis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1171-1176

  Sanghera, Paul ^a,b,d   Gardner, Sandra L ^a,c   Scora, Daryl ^e   Davey, Phillip ^a,b,f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e LAKERIDGE HEALTH CORPORATION   (Canada)

^f SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain metastases; Neurocognitive function; Neurogenesis; Whole brain radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN METASTASES; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN VOLUME; CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT SEGMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEUROGENESIS; POPULATION DATA; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; QUADRATIC COMPONENTS; RADIOSURGERY; SCANNED IMAGES; SEGMENTATION ANALYSIS; SEMI-AUTOMATED; WHOLE BRAIN RADIOTHERAPY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOTHERAPY;

BRAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKULL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COGNITION DISORDERS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 77449130587     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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