Search Results - "deSouza, N.M"

Evaluation of a multi-atlas CT synthesis approach for MRI-only radiotherapy treatment planning by Guerreiro, F, Burgos, N, Dunlop, A, Wong, K, Petkar, I, Nutting, C, Harrington, K, Bhide, S, Newbold, K, Dearnaley, D, deSouza, N.M, Morgan, V.A, McClelland, J, Nill, S, Cardoso, M.J, Ourselin, S, Oelfke, U, Knopf, A.C

“…Highlights • Establishing MRI-only RTP workflows requires synthetic CTs for dose calculation. • This study evaluates the feasibility of using a multi-atlas CT…”
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A literature review of the association between diffusion-weighted MRI derived apparent diffusion coefficient and tumour aggressiveness in pelvic cancer by Bollineni, V.R, Kramer, G, Liu, Y, Melidis, C, deSouza, N.M

“…Highlights • Low ADC values are associated with more aggressive tumours. • ADC values have a potential to differentiate pelvic cancers at high risk of poor…”
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Mechanism and non-mechanism based imaging biomarkers for assessing biological response to treatment in non-small cell lung cancer by Weller, A, O'Brien, M.E.R, Ahmed, M, Popat, S, Bhosle, J, McDonald, F, Yap, T.A, Du, Y, Vlahos, I, deSouza, N.M

“…Abstract Therapeutic options in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have expanded in the past decade to include a palate of targeted…”
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Validation of T2- and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for mapping intra-prostatic tumour prior to focal boost dose-escalation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) by Alexander, E.J, Murray, J.R, Morgan, V.A, Giles, S.L, Riches, S.F, Hazell, S, Thomas, K, Sohaib, S.A, Thompson, A, Gao, A, Dearnaley, D.P, DeSouza, N.M

“…Highlights•5 mm mapping prostate biopsies correlated with imaged intra-prostatic tumour. •Diffusion-restricted tumour of ≥0.5 cm 3 can be dose-escalated with…”
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Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging: a potential non-invasive marker of tumour aggressiveness in localized prostate cancer by deSouza, N.M, Riches, S.F, VanAs, N.J, Morgan, V.A, Ashley, S.A, Fisher, C, Payne, G.S, Parker, C

“…Aim To evaluate diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) as a marker for disease aggressiveness by comparing tumour apparent diffusion…”
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Assessing myeloma bone disease with whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging: comparison with x-ray skeletal survey by region and relationship with laboratory estimates of disease burden by Giles, S.L, deSouza, N.M, Collins, D.J, Morgan, V.A, West, S, Davies, F.E, Morgan, G.J, Messiou, C

“…Aim To estimate and compare the extent of myeloma bone disease by skeletal region using whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging (WB-DWI) and skeletal survey (SS)…”
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Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging of metastatic bone disease: A biomarker for treatment response monitoring by Messiou, C, deSouza, N M

“…Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DW-MRI) combined with conventional MRI can provide a whole body assessment of metastatic bone disease, improved…”
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The Accuracy of T2- and Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance (T2W/DWI-MR) in the Detection of Intra-prostatic Tumour as Target Volume for Focal Dose-escalation using Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) by Alexander, E.J, DeSouza, N.M, Murray, J, Riches, S, Hazell, S, Livni, N, Thomas, K, Giles, S, Morgan, V, Sohaib, A, Thompson, A, Dearnaley, D.P

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Imaging to assist fertility-sparing surgery by deSouza, N.M.

“…Cytological screening and human papilloma virus testing has led to diagnosis of cervical cancer in young women at an earlier stage. Defining the full extent of…”
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OC-0921 Stereotactic prostate radiotherapy with focal boost: primary endpoint analysis in DELINEATE trial by Murray, J., Satchwell, L., Greenlay, E., Gao, A., McNair, H., Blasiak-Wal, I., Talbot, J., Sohaib, A., Parker, C., Pathmanathan, A., deSouza, N.M., Dearnaley, D., Tree, A.

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EP-1323 HeartSpare Plus: A comparison of the feasibility and acute toxicity of internal mammary chain RT by Ranger, A., Dunlop, A., Donovan, E., Harris, E., DeSouza, N.M., McNair, H., Kirby, A.

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A Dosimetric Comparison of Breast Radiotherapy Techniques to Treat Locoregional Lymph Nodes Including the Internal Mammary Chain by Ranger, A., Dunlop, A., Hutchinson, K., Convery, H., Maclennan, M.K., Chantler, H., Twyman, N., Rose, C., McQuaid, D., Amos, R.A., Griffin, C., deSouza, N.M., Donovan, E., Harris, E., Coles, C.E., Kirby, A.

“…Radiotherapy target volumes in early breast cancer treatment increasingly include the internal mammary chain (IMC). In order to maximise survival benefits of…”
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The use of high-intensity focused ultrasound as a novel treatment for painful conditions—a description and narrative review of the literature by Brown, M.R.D., Farquhar-Smith, P., Williams, J.E., ter Haar, G., deSouza, N.M.

“…High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a non-invasive technique that allows a small, well-circumscribed thermal lesion to be generated within a tissue…”
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Implementing diffusion-weighted MRI for body imaging in prospective multicentre trials: current considerations and future perspectives by deSouza, N. M., Winfield, J. M., Waterton, J. C., Weller, A., Papoutsaki, M.-V., Doran, S. J., Collins, D. J., Fournier, L., Sullivan, D., Chenevert, T., Jackson, A., Boss, M., Trattnig, S., Liu, Y.

“…For body imaging, diffusion-weighted MRI may be used for tumour detection, staging, prognostic information, assessing response and follow-up. Disease detection…”
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Clinical Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy With Immediate Versus Delayed Hormone Therapy in Men With Oligometastatic Recurrence of Prostate Cancer by Chaw, C.L., deSouza, N.M., Khoo, V., Suh, Y.E., van As, N.

“…Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) with the delayed option of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the current treatment paradigm in men relapsed with…”
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Validating a robust double‐quantum‐filtered 1 H MRS lactate measurement method in high‐grade brain tumours by Payne, G.S., Harris, L.M., Cairns, G.S., Messiou, C., deSouza, N.M., Macdonald, A., Saran, F., Leach, M.O.

“…1 H MRS measurements of lactate are often confounded by overlapping lipid signals. Double‐quantum (DQ) filtering eliminates lipid signals and permits…”
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Evaluation of Quality of Life Outcomes Following Palliative Treatment of Bone Metastases with Magnetic Resonance-guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: An International Multicentre Study by Harding, D., Giles, S.L., Brown, M.R.D., ter Haar, G.R., van den Bosch, M., Bartels, L.W., Kim, Y.-S., Deppe, M., deSouza, N.M.

“…To determine quality of life (QoL) outcomes after palliation of pain from bone metastases using magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound…”
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Validating a robust double-quantum-filtered 1H MRS lactate measurement method in high-grade brain tumours by Payne, G.S., Harris, L.M., Cairns, G.S., Messiou, C., deSouza, N.M., Macdonald, A., Saran, F., Leach, M.O.

“…1H MRS measurements of lactate are often confounded by overlapping lipid signals. Double‐quantum (DQ) filtering eliminates lipid signals and permits…”
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Multiparametric Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for Phenotype Classification: A Framework for Development and Validation by Delfino, Jana G., Pennello, Gene A., Barnhart, Huiman X., Buckler, Andrew J., Wang, Xiaofeng, Huang, Erich P., Raunig, Dave L., Guimaraes, Alexander R., Hall, Timothy J., deSouza, Nandita M., Obuchowski, Nancy

“…This manuscript is the third in a five-part series related to statistical assessment methodology for technical performance of multi-parametric quantitative…”
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Quantifying sclerotic bone metastases with 2D ultra short TE MRI: a feasibility study by Messiou, C, Collins, D J, Morgan, V A, Robson, M D, deBono, J S, Bydder, G M, deSouza, N M

“…Ultra Short TE MRI allows signal to be detected from tissues with a very short T2.The aims of this study were to optimize a 2D UTE MRI sequence for imaging and…”
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