Anatomical accuracy of interactive and automated rigid registration between X-ray CT and FDG-PET

NuklearMedizin

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Wolz, G ^a   Nomayr A ^a   Hothorn, T ^a   Hornegger, J ^a   Romer W ^a   Bautz, W ^a   Kuwert, Torsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CT; FDG PET; Image fusion; Registration

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; TRACER;

ABDOMEN; ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX; TUMOR; X RAY;

EID: 33847712272     PISSN: 00295566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616625     Document Type: Article

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