An Algorithm to Improve Deformable Image Registration Accuracy in Challenging Cases of Locally-Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A common co-pathology of large lung tumors located near the central airways is collapse of portions of lung due to blockage of airflow by the tumor. Not only does the lung volume decrease as collapse occurs, but fluid from capillaries also fills the space no longer occupied by air, greatly altering...

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Main Author: Guy, Christopher L
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2017
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4961
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6048&context=etd