Accuracy of image fusion using a fixation device for whole-body cancer imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1960-1966

  Nakamoto, Yuji ^a   Sakamoto, Setsu ^a   Okada, Tomohisa ^a   Matsumoto, Keiichi ^a   Minota, Eiri ^a   Kawashima, Hidekazu ^a   Senda, Michio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE FUSION; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIVER; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 20044386145     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.6.01841960     Document Type: Article

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