Clinical validation of atlas-based auto-segmentation of multiple target volumes and normal tissue (swallowing/mastication) structures in the head and neck

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 950-957

  Teguh, David N ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a   Voet, Peter W J ^a   Al Mamgani, Abrahim ^a   Han, Xiao ^b   Wolf, Theresa K ^b   Hibbard, Lyndon S ^b   Nowak, Peter ^a   Akhiat, Hafid ^a   Dirkx, Maarten L P ^a   Heijmen, Ben J M ^a   Hoogeman, Mischa S ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Elekta AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atlas based autosegmentation; autocontouring; neck levels; normal tissue; swallowing muscles; validation

Indexed keywords

AUTO SEGMENTATION; AUTO-CONTOURING; NECK LEVELS; NORMAL TISSUE; SWALLOWING MUSCLES; VALIDATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT; RATING;

TOMOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATLAS; ATLAS BASED AUTOSEGMENTATION; BRAIN STEM; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; OBSERVER BIAS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SALIVARY GLAND; SPINAL CORD; SWALLOWING; TISSUE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BRAIN STEM; DEGLUTITION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; NECK; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANS AT RISK; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SALIVARY GLANDS; SIALOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 80255135599     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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