On the accuracy of a mutual information algorithm for PET-MR image registration

Journal of Instrumentation

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Karaiskos, P ^a   Malamitsi, J ^a   Andreou, J ^b   Prassopoulos, V ^b   Valotassiou, V ^b   Laspas, F ^b   Sandilos, P ^b   Torrens, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Algoritms and Software for radiotherapy; Multi modality systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITMS; ANATOMICAL INFORMATION; COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION; INFORMATION INTEGRATION; MULTI-MODALITY; MUTUAL INFORMATION REGISTRATIONS; REGISTRATION TECHNIQUES;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; GOLD; IMAGE FUSION; IMAGE REGISTRATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 71049155384     PISSN: 17480221     EISSN: 17480221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/4/07/P07008     Document Type: Article

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