Magnetic resonance imaging-versus computed tomography-based target volume delineation of the glandular breast tissue (clinical target volume breast) in breast-conserving therapy: An exploratory study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 804-811

  Giezen, Marina ^a   Kouwenhoven, Erik ^a   Scholten, Astrid N ^b   Coerkamp, Emile G ^a   Heijenbrok, Mark ^a   Jansen, Wim P A ^b   Mast, Mirjam E ^a   Petoukhova, Anna L ^a   Struikmans, Henk ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast volume delineation; Breast conservation therapy; MRI; Whole breast radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CONSERVATION THERAPY; BREAST TISSUES; BREAST VOLUME DELINEATION; BREAST-CONSERVING THERAPY; CENTER OF MASS; CENTERS-OF-MASS; CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES; CONFORMITY INDEX; CT IMAGE; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; IMAGING MODALITY; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; MR IMAGES; PERSONAL PREFERENCES; PLANNING CT; RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS; SMALL VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TARGET VOLUME DELINEATION;

DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLANDULAR BREAST TISSUE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAMMARY GLAND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 80052596525     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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