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Comparison of 3D MRI with high sampling efficiency and 2D multiplanar MRI for contouring in cervix cancer brachytherapy

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 46 (2012): Issue 3 (September 2012)
By: Primoz Petric,  Robert Hudej,  Peter Rogelj,  Mateja Blas,  Barbara Segedin,  Helena Logar and  Johannes Dimopoulos  
Open Access
|Apr 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-012-0023-1 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 242 - 251
Published on: Apr 11, 2012
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
cervix cancer,
brachytherapy,
contouring,
MRI
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Internal medicine,
Haematology, oncology,
Radiology

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Volume 46 (2012): Issue 3 (September 2012)