Segmentation of avascular necrosis of the femoral head using 3-D MR images
β Scribed by Reza A Zoroofi; Takashi Nishii; Yoshinobu Sato; Nobuhiko Sugano; Hideki Yoshikawa; Shinichi Tamura
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 586 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-6111
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