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ArticleReports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology

Comparison of CT artifacts and image recognition of various fiducial markers including two types of thinner fiducial markers for CyberKnife treatment.

Toshihiro Suzuki, Masahide Saito, Hiroshi Onishi, Koji Mochizuki, Kenichiro Satani, Akihiro Yamazaki, Kenichi Miura, Shinji Taka, Naoki Sano, Takafumi Komiyama and 1 more

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Article in Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Toshihiro SuzukiKasugai CyberKnife Rehabilitation Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan.
Masahide SaitoDepartment of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Hiroshi OnishiDepartment of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Koji MochizukiKasugai CyberKnife Rehabilitation Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan.
Kenichiro SataniKasugai CyberKnife Rehabilitation Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan.
Akihiro YamazakiShizuoka City Shimizu Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Kenichi MiuraShizuoka City Shimizu Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Shinji TakaShizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Naoki SanoDepartment of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Takafumi KomiyamaDepartment of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Hiroshi TakahashiKasugai CyberKnife Rehabilitation Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan.
University of Yamanashi · JPShizuoka City Shimizu Hospital · JPShizuoka General Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of the study was to evaluate computed tomography (CT) artifacts and image recognition of the CyberKnife system. Regarding fiducial markers, VISICOIL of 0.5 mm × 5.0 mm and 0.75 mm × 5.0 mm, ball-shaped Gold Anchor (GA) of 0.28 mm × 10 mm and 0.28 mm × 20 mm, were compared with the standard cylinder marker of 0.9 mm × 3.0 mm (ACCULOC).

backgroundRecently, various kinds of commercial fiducial markers have been available in CyberKnife treatment. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe CT images of a water equivalent gel with each fiducial marker were acquired for the evaluation of CT artifacts. The evaluation was performed using the standard deviation of Hounsfield Unit (HU) value for a rectangle region near the fiducial marker. Then, to evaluate the image recognition, each fiducial marker was located to overlap in the target locating system (TLS) for the two sites; the vertebral bone and the pubic bone.

resultsFor CT artifacts, the standard deviations of the VISICOIL of 0.5 mm × 5.0 mm was the smallest. The image recognition of four fiducial markers had a value close to the standard cylinder marker and was feasible for common use, but was slightly poorer when using GA of 0.28 mm × 10 mm in the dynamic conditions.

conclusionOur results indicated that VISICOIL 0.5 × 5.0 mm and the GAs can be used nearly always for CyberKnife treatment in spite of their much thinner needles than those of cylinder types.

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CT artifactCyberKnifeFiducial markerGold AnchorSBRTVISICOIL

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PMID31908605
PMCPMC6938864
OpenAlexW2994906214

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