A comparison between the conventional manual ROI method and an automatic algorithm for semiquantitative analysis of SPECT studies

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Volumn 317, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pagan, L ^a   Tranfaglia, C ^a   Galli, S ^a   Lucchi, G ^a   Novi, B ^a   Fagioli, G ^a   Guidarelli, G ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NUCLEAR MEDICINE;

AUTOMATIC ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATIONS; BACKGROUND RATIO; CONTROL SUBJECT; FILTERED BACK PROJECTION; GOOD CORRELATIONS; REGION OF INTEREST; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 81355124031     PISSN: 17426588     EISSN: 17426596     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/317/1/012004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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