Automated Definition of Skeletal Disease Burden in Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma: A 3D Analysis of SPECT/CT Images

To meet the current need for skeletal tumor-load estimation in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), we developed a novel approach based on adaptive bone segmentation. In this study, we compared the program output with existing estimates and with the radiological outcome. Seventy-six whole-bo...

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Main Authors: Francesco Fiz, Helmut Dittmann, Cristina Campi, Matthias Weissinger, Samine Sahbai, Matthias Reimold, Arnulf Stenzl, Michele Piana, Gianmario Sambuceti, Christian la Fougère
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/6/869