Computerized three-dimensional segmented human anatomy

Medical Physics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 299-302

  Zubal, I Georqe ^a   Harrell, Charles R ^a   Smith, Eileen O ^a   Rattner, Zachary ^a   Gindi, Gene ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anthropomorphic phantom; human model; segmentation; x ray CT

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PHANTOMS; X RAYS;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; COMPUTER-BASED MODELING; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; HUMAN MODEL; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; MANUAL SEGMENTATION; X RAY CT IMAGES; X-RAY CT;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE DISPLAY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0027958158     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597290     Document Type: Letter

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