A new algorithm for autoreconstruction of catheters in computed tomography-based brachytherapy treatment planning

Milickovic, N; Baltas, D; Giannouli, S; Lahanas, M; Zamboglou, N

dc.contributor.author	Milickovic, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Baltas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Giannouli, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Lahanas, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Zamboglou, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:01Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0018-9294	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13884
dc.subject	Brachytherapy	en
dc.subject	Catheter reconstruction	en
dc.subject	Radiotherapy treatment planning	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Biomedical	en
dc.subject.other	Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Catheters	en
dc.subject.other	Computer software	en
dc.subject.other	Computerized tomography	en
dc.subject.other	Metallic brachytherapy	en
dc.subject.other	Treatment planning software	en
dc.subject.other	Biomedical engineering	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	brachytherapy	en
dc.subject.other	catheter	en
dc.subject.other	computer assisted tomography	en
dc.subject.other	computer program	en
dc.subject.other	image processing	en
dc.subject.other	treatment planning	en
dc.subject.other	Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Brachytherapy	en
dc.subject.other	Catheterization	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Image Processing, Computer-Assisted	en
dc.subject.other	Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted	en
dc.subject.other	Software	en
dc.subject.other	Software Design	en
dc.subject.other	Software Validation	en
dc.subject.other	Tomography, X-Ray Computed	en
dc.subject.other	User-Computer Interface	en
dc.title	A new algorithm for autoreconstruction of catheters in computed tomography-based brachytherapy treatment planning	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1109/10.914801	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/10.914801	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	This paper describes innovative software for automatic reconstruction, which we term autoreconstruction, of plastic and metallic brachytherapy catheters using computed tomography (CT) data. No such automatic facility has previously existed in any treatment planning software. The patient data consists of a set of post-implantation CT images with the catheters in situ in their final positions. This new software solves those difficulties which arise when the catheters are intersecting or when loop techniques are used. With the software algorithms, catheter reconstruction time is significantly reduced and accuracy is also improved when compared with that achieved using the classical manual method of CT-slice-by-CT-slice reconstruction.	en
heal.publisher	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC	en
heal.journalName	IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1109/10.914801	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000167765000012	en
dc.identifier.volume	48	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	372	en
dc.identifier.epage	382	en