TUMOR SEGMENTATION FROM PET/CT IMAGES USING LEVEL SETS METHOD
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IFAC Proceedings Volumes
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1474-6670
DOI: 10.3182/20060920-3-fr-2912.00048