A gradient-based method for segmenting FDG-PET images: methodology and validation

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Tập 34 Số 9 - Trang 1427-1438 - 2007
Xavier Geets1, John A. Lee1, Anne Bol1, Max Lonneux1, Vincent Grégoire1
1Université Catholique de Louvain, St-Luc University Hospital

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