T1/T2*-weighted MRI provides clinically relevant pseudo-CT density data for the pelvic bones in MRI-only based radiotherapy treatment planning.

Background and purpose. In radiotherapy (RT), target soft tissues are best defined on MR images. In several cases, CT imaging is needed only for dose calculation and generation of digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs). Image co-registration errors between MRI and CT can be avoided by using MRI-...

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Published in:Acta Oncologica Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 612 - 619
Main Authors: Kapanen, Mika, Tenhunen, Mikko
Format: diagnostic images equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Medical Journals Sweden AB Apr2013
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