Catheter autoreconstruction in computed tomography based brachytherapy treatment planning

Milickovic, N; Giannouli, S; Baltas, D; Lahanas, M; Kolotas, C; Zamboglou, N; Uzunoglu, N

dc.contributor.author	Milickovic, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Giannouli, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Baltas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Lahanas, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Kolotas, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Zamboglou, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Uzunoglu, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:29Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	0094-2405	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13544
dc.subject	catheter reconstruction	en
dc.subject	image based brachytherapy	en
dc.subject	treatment planning	en
dc.subject.classification	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging	en
dc.subject.other	RADIATION-THERAPY	en
dc.subject.other	IMPLANTS	en
dc.subject.other	OPTIMIZATION	en
dc.title	Catheter autoreconstruction in computed tomography based brachytherapy treatment planning	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1118/1.598995	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.598995	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	The aim of this study is to develop an automatic reconstruction of brachytherapy catheters using CT (computed tomography) data. Previously no such automatic facility has existed in any treatment planning software. To achieve this facility we have developed tools for the automatic reconstruction (which we term autoreconstruction) of plastic and metallic catheters. These algorithms overcome a number of difficulties which arise when a large number of catheters are present. These include situations with intersecting catheters and with loop techniques. The time required for the catheter reconstruction process using our autoreconstruction method is significantly reduced. The accuracy of our autoreconstruction is at least as high as the classical manual slice-by-slice method. (C) 2000 American Association of Physicists in Medicine. [S0094-2405(00)01205-0].	en
heal.publisher	AMER INST PHYSICS	en
heal.journalName	MEDICAL PHYSICS	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1118/1.598995	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000087212200027	en
dc.identifier.volume	27	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	1047	en
dc.identifier.epage	1057	en