A novel method for accurate needle-tip identification in trans-rectal ultrasound-based high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy

Brachytherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 466-473

  Zheng, Dandan ^a   Todor, Dorin A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; HDR; Prostate; Trans rectal ultrasound (TRUS)

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRACHYTHERAPY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROSCOPY; GEL; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH DOSE BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; NEEDLES; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 80055089988     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: 18731449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2011.02.214     Document Type: Article

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