Cross-sectional nodal atlas: a tool for the definition of clinical target volumes in three-dimensional radiation therapy planning

Radiology. 1999 Jun;211(3):815-28. doi: 10.1148/radiology.211.3.r99jn40815.

Abstract

Virtual three-dimensional clinical target volume definition requires the identification of areas suspected of containing microscopic disease (frequently related to nodal stations) on a set of computed tomographic (CT) images, rather than the traditional approach based on anatomic landmarks. This atlas displays the clinically relevant nodal stations and their correlation with normal lymphatic pathways on a set of CT images.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Lymph Nodes / anatomy & histology
  • Lymph Nodes / diagnostic imaging*
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*