Immobilization device for in vivo and in vitro multimodality image registration of rodent tumors

Radiother Oncol. 2008 Apr;87(1):147-51. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.02.016. Epub 2008 Mar 24.

Abstract

Biological image-guided radiotherapy requires that PET accurately identifies biologically relevant sub-volumes within a tumor. In this framework, an immobilization device was developed to study multi-imaging (CT, micro-MRI, micro-PET, and autoradiography) registration of mouse tumors. The registration accuracy assessed by calculating the average minimal distance between two skew lines was in the order of 0.2-0.3 mm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Autoradiography
  • Equipment Design
  • Fibrosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fibrosarcoma / radiotherapy
  • Image Enhancement
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Immobilization / instrumentation*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Thigh
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*