2 results match your criteria: "Research Center of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto (CI-IPOP)[Affiliation]"

Radiomic Pipelines for Prostate Cancer in External Beam Radiation Therapy: A Review of Methods and Future Directions.

J Clin Med

July 2024

Research Center of the Portuguese Institute of Oncology of Porto (CI-IPOP), Medical Physics, Radiobiology and Radiological Protection Group, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.

: Prostate Cancer (PCa) is asymptomatic at an early stage and often painless, requiring only active surveillance. External Beam Radiotherapy (EBRT) is currently a curative option for localised and locally advanced diseases and a palliative option for metastatic low-volume disease. Although highly effective, especially in a hypofractionation scheme, 17.

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Algorithms for Liver Segmentation in Computed Tomography Scans: A Historical Perspective.

Sensors (Basel)

March 2024

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Rua Pedro Nunes-Quinta da Nora, 3030-199 Coimbra, Portugal.

Oncology has emerged as a crucial field of study in the domain of medicine. Computed tomography has gained widespread adoption as a radiological modality for the identification and characterisation of pathologies, particularly in oncology, enabling precise identification of affected organs and tissues. However, achieving accurate liver segmentation in computed tomography scans remains a challenge due to the presence of artefacts and the varying densities of soft tissues and adjacent organs.

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