Image fusion as a new postprocessing method to evaluate the radiofrequency ablation zone after treatment of malignant liver tumors

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-228

  Iyer, Ramesh S ^a   Timm, Brian A ^a   Mitsumori, Lee M ^a   Kolokythas, Orpheus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation margin; Hepatic tumor; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

IMAGE FUSION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; TUMORS;

ABLATION MARGIN; AFTER-TREATMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGING; HEPATIC TUMORS; IMAGE FUSION METHODS; LIVER TUMORS; MANUAL SEGMENTATION; POSTPROCESSING METHODS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SEGMENTED IMAGES;

ABLATION;

ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE FUSION; LIVER CANCER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 77950366308     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181c4f797     Document Type: Article

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