An optimization problem in virtual endoscopy

Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 203-216

  Wang, Jie ^a   Ge, Yaorong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0000416111     PISSN: 03043975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3975(98)00065-6     Document Type: Article

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