The utility of multimodality imaging with CT and MRI in defining rectal tumour volumes for radiotherapy treatment planning: A pilot study

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 562-568

  Tan, J ^a   Lim Joon, D ^a   Fitt, G ^a   Wada, M ^a   Lim Joon, M ^b   Mercuri, A ^a   Marr, M ^a   Chao, M ^c   Khoo, V ^a,d  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Radiation Oncology Victoria   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CT; GTV; MRI; Radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Target volume; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SEX RATIO; SIGMOID; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 78650673395     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02212.x     Document Type: Article

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