Mattias Ohlsson
Professor
Analysis of regional bone scan index measurements for the survival of patients with prostate cancer.
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Summary, in English
A bone scan is a common method for monitoring bone metastases in patients with advanced prostate cancer. The Bone Scan Index (BSI) measures the tumor burden on the skeleton, expressed as a percentage of the total skeletal mass. Previous studies have shown that BSI is associated with survival of prostate cancer patients. The objective in this study was to investigate to what extent regional BSI measurements, as obtained by an automated method, can improve the survival analysis for advanced prostate cancer.
Department/s
- Computational Biology and Biological Physics - Undergoing reorganization
- Nuclear medicine, Malmö
- Department of Astronomy and Theoretical Physics - Undergoing reorganization
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Publication/Series
BMC Medical Imaging
Volume
14
Issue
1
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
BioMed Central (BMC)
Topic
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
Status
Published
Research group
- Nuclear medicine, Malmö
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1471-2342