title: An anatomically realistic and adaptable prostate phantom for laser thermotherapy treatment planning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To construct a phantom for prostate cancer laser based thermotherapy treatment planning and simulation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A realistic and adaptable prostate phantom was designed. It exhibits the following properties: valid and complete description of the prostate anatomy, material with similar optical properties of prostate tissues and compatibility with clinical imaging protocols mainly multiparametric magnetic resonance (MR) and transrectal ultrasound imaging (TRUS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Preliminary experiments with the phantom using an interstitial laser treatment protocol allowed obtaining results similar to those obtained on preclinical model.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results proved that this phantom could allow a real simulation of laser therapy procedure: target definition and fibers' placement optimization using MR imaging, treatment delivery, and finally treatment monitoring using TRUS imaging.
authors: Inserm, U703, Université Nord de France, Loos, France. n-betrouni@chru-lille.fr
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authors: Betrouni
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Nevoux
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authors: B
authors: Leroux
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Colin
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authors: P
authors: Puech
authors: S
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authors: Mordon
mesh_terms: D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*