International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 210-219 , 1 September 2008

Performance Evaluation of Automatic Anatomy Segmentation Algorithm on Repeat or Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography Images Using Deformable Image Registration Method

  • He Wang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Adam S. Garden, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Lifei Zhang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Xiong Wei, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Anesa Ahamad, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Deborah A. Kuban, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Ritsuko Komaki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Jennifer O'Daniel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Yongbin Zhang, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Radhe Mohan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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  • Lei Dong, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Lei Dong, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Physics, Unit 94, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030-4009. Tel: (713) 563-2544; Fax: (713) 563-2545

Received 23 February 2008 ,Revised 5 May 2008 ,Accepted 5 May 2008.

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 Supported, in part, by a sponsored research grant from Varian Medical Systems, a seed grant from the University of Texas Center for Biomedical Engineering, and Grant CA74043 from the National Cancer Institute.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(08)00802-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.05.008

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 210-219 , 1 September 2008

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