Deformable registration of x ray and MRI for postimplant dosimetry in low dose rate prostate brachytherapy

Ultrasound–fluoroscopy registration for prostate brachytherapy dosimetry

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA b School of Computing, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality, Technische Universität München, Germany ...

Ultrasound-fluoroscopy registration for prostate brachytherapy dosimetry

Prostate brachytherapy is a treatment for prostate cancer using radioactive seeds that are permanently implanted in the prostate. The treatment success depends on adequate coverage of the target gland with a therapeutic dose, while sparing the surrounding tissue. Since seed implantation is performed under transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) imaging, intraoperative localization of the seeds in ultraso...

Evaluation of deformable image registration in HDR gynecological brachytherapy

Introduction: In brachytherapy, as in external radiotherapy, image-guidance plays an important role. For GYN treatments it is standard to acquire at least CT images and preferably MR images prior to each treatment and to calculate the dose of the day on each set of images. Then, the dose to the target and to the organs at risk (OAR) is calculated with worst case scenario from I...

Brachytherapy guideline in prostate cancer (high and low dose rate).

The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize procedures to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors. The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be adopted, depending on the conditions and th...

Validation of MRI to TRUS registration for HDR prostate brachytherapy Running head title: MRI to TRUS registration for prostate brachytherapy