Automated region selection for analysis of dynamic cardiac spect data

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3 PART 2, 1997, Pages 1355-1361

  Di Bella, E V R ^a   Gullberg, G T ^b   Barclay, A B ^b   Eisner, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Carlyle Fraser Heart Center   (United States)

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EID: 0000051658     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/23.597013     Document Type: Article

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