Title :
CT/MRI-based system for 3-D brachytherapy treatment planning
Author :
Xiang, Hui ; Zhuang, Tiange
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., China
Abstract :
The paper presents a 3D brachytherapy treatment planning system based on CT/MRI images. Unlike other percutaneous radiotherapy planning systems, it provides doctors with an interactive source layout function, including accurate and quick dosage distribution calculation and dynamical 2D/3D display. A special template library and an integrated planning evaluation/alert subsystem are incorporated in the system. The system successfully realizes functions such as data acquisition, registration, segmentation, image processing, 3D reconstruction and planning report output. Various automated procedures, 3-D graphics and a user-friendly GUI enable the system to be a powerful one. Clinical practice has shown it well meets the therapeutic demands.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; brachytherapy; computerised tomography; data acquisition; graphical user interfaces; image reconstruction; image registration; image segmentation; medical image processing; 3-D brachytherapy treatment planning; CT/MRI-based system; accurate quick dosage distribution calculation; clinical practice; integrated planning evaluation/alert subsystem; interactive source layout function; percutaneous radiotherapy planning systems; template library; therapeutic demands; therapeutic nuclear medicine; user-friendly GUI; Brachytherapy; Computed tomography; Data acquisition; Image processing; Image reconstruction; Image segmentation; Libraries; Magnetic resonance imaging; Power system planning; Three dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106345
