Deformable image registration for radiation therapy: principle, methods, applications and evaluation
Background: Deformable image registration (DIR) is increasingly used in the field of
radiation therapy (RT) to account for anatomical deformations. The aims of this paper are to …
radiation therapy (RT) to account for anatomical deformations. The aims of this paper are to …
Computed tomography–based biomarker provides unique signature for diagnosis of COPD phenotypes and disease progression
CJ Galbán, MK Han, JL Boes, KA Chughtai… - Nature medicine, 2012 - nature.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasingly being recognized as a highly
heterogeneous disorder, composed of varying pathobiology. Accurate detection of COPD …
heterogeneous disorder, composed of varying pathobiology. Accurate detection of COPD …
Review of automatic pulmonary lobe segmentation methods from CT
The computational detection of pulmonary lobes from CT images is a challenging
segmentation problem with important respiratory health care applications, including surgical …
segmentation problem with important respiratory health care applications, including surgical …
MRF-based deformable registration and ventilation estimation of lung CT
MP Heinrich, M Jenkinson, M Brady… - IEEE transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deformable image registration is an important tool in medical image analysis. In the case of
lung computed tomography (CT) registration there are three major challenges: large motion …
lung computed tomography (CT) registration there are three major challenges: large motion …
Use of 4-dimensional computed tomography-based ventilation imaging to correlate lung dose and function with clinical outcomes
PURPOSE: Four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT)-based ventilation is an
emerging imaging modality that can be used in the thoracic treatment planning process. The …
emerging imaging modality that can be used in the thoracic treatment planning process. The …
Validating and improving CT ventilation imaging by correlating with ventilation 4D‐PET/CT using 68Ga‐labeled nanoparticles
Purpose: CT ventilation imaging is a novel functional lung imaging modality based on
deformable image registration. The authors present the first validation study of CT ventilation …
deformable image registration. The authors present the first validation study of CT ventilation …
Evaluation of various deformable image registration algorithms for thoracic images
We evaluated the accuracy of one commercially available and three publicly available
deformable image registration (DIR) algorithms for thoracic four-dimensional (4D) computed …
deformable image registration (DIR) algorithms for thoracic four-dimensional (4D) computed …
Evaluating the toxicity reduction with computed tomographic ventilation functional avoidance radiation therapy
Purpose Computed tomographic (CT) ventilation imaging is a new modality that uses 4-
dimensional (4D) CT information to calculate lung ventilation. Although retrospective studies …
dimensional (4D) CT information to calculate lung ventilation. Although retrospective studies …
Clinical validation of 4-dimensional computed tomography ventilation with pulmonary function test data
Purpose A new form of functional imaging has been proposed in the form of 4-dimensional
computed tomography (4DCT) ventilation. Because 4DCTs are acquired as part of routine …
computed tomography (4DCT) ventilation. Because 4DCTs are acquired as part of routine …
Functional image-guided radiotherapy planning for normal lung avoidance
For patients with lung cancer undergoing curative intent radiotherapy, functional lung
imaging can be incorporated into treatment planning to modify the dose distribution within …
imaging can be incorporated into treatment planning to modify the dose distribution within …