Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 21 , Pages 39-43 , 2006

MRI/PET nonrigid breast-image registration using skin fiducial markers

  • Andrezej Krol

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA
    • Department of Electical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, USA
    • Department of Physics Syracuse University, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Andrzej Krol, Ph. D., Associate Professor of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Department of Radiology, 750 E. Adams St., Syracuse, NY 13210, Tel.: (315) 464-7054, Fax: (315) 464-7068.
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  • Mehmet Z. Unlu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, USA
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  • Karl G. Baum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, USA
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  • James A. Mandel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, USA
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  • Wei Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA
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  • Ioana L. Coman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Ithaca College, USA
    • Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA
    • Department of Electical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, USA
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  • Edward D. Lipson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics Syracuse University, USA
    • Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA
    • Department of Electical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, USA
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  • David H. Feiglin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S1120-1797(06)80022-0

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 21 , Pages 39-43 , 2006

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