Analysis of abdominal organ motion using four-dimensional CT

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Xi, Mian ^a   Liu, Meng Zhong ^a   Li, Qiao Qiao ^a   Cai, Ling ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Hu, Yong Hong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Abdominal malignancy; Four dimensional computed tomography; Radiotherapy; Respiratory mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PANCREAS; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; SPLEEN;

EID: 77955071344     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5732/cjc.009.10193     Document Type: Article

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