Semi-automated volumetric analysis of lymph node metastases during follow-up - Initial results

European Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 683-692

  Fabel, Michael ^a   Bolte, H ^a   Von Tengg Kobligk, H ^b   Bornemann, L ^c   Dicken, V ^c   Delorme, S ^d   Kauczor, H U ^b   Heller, M ^a   Biederer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c FRAUNHOFER MEVIS   (Germany)

^d GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymph nodes; Malignant melanoma; RECIST; Therapy monitoring; Volumetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RESPONSE EVALUTAION CRITERIA IN SOLID TUMOR; THORAX EXAMINATION; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79954582400     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-010-1966-5     Document Type: Article

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