Segmenting CT images of bronchogenic carcinoma with bone metastases using PET intensity markers approach

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-186

  Avazpour, Iman ^a   Roslan, Ros Ernida ^a   Bayat, Peyman ^a   Saripan, M Iqbal ^a   Nordin, Abdul Jalil ^a   Abdullah, Raja Syamsul Azmir Raja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computed tomography segmentation; Dual modality imaging; PET CT

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IOHEXOL;

ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG CARCINOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 71049157271     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-009-0023-y     Document Type: Article

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