Intraprostatic fiducial markers: a potential application for ultrasound-guided radiotherapy in prostate cancer.
Ecancermedicalscience
; 3: 143, 2009.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-22276008
ABSTRACT
We report on a two-phase test performed to assess the ability of the ultrasound-based B-mode acquisition and targeting (BAT) trans-abdominal system to identify non-dedicated fiducial markers implanted into the prostate gland for subsequent image-guided radiotherapy.Although further investigation is warranted in order to identify the optimal echogenic marker and to define its potential use for image-guided radiotherapy in prostate cancer patients, we demonstrate the feasibility of the BAT system for the visualization of non-ultrasound-dedicated markers.
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En
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Ecancermedicalscience
Year:
2009
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Article
Affiliation country:
Italia