Atlas-based automatic segmentation of head and neck organs at risk and nodal target volumes: a clinical validation

Radiation Oncology

Andreas Blumhofer²  Jean-François Daisne¹ 

[1] Radiation Oncology Dept, Clinique & Maternité Ste-Elisabeth, Place Louise Godin 15, 5000 – Namur, Belgium;Brainlab AG, Kapellenstraße 12, 85622 - Feldkirchen, Germany

关键词: Radiotherapy;    Head and neck cancer;    Automatic segmentation;   

Others  :  1153663
DOI  :  10.1186/1748-717X-8-154

 received in 2013-01-27, accepted in 2013-06-23,  发布年份 2013

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Daisne and Blumhofer; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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