Cardiac Diffusion Tensor Imaging Registration
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C. S. Gil, N. Colgan, A. J. Bakermans, B. J. van Nierop, G. J. Strijkers, H. C. van Assen, and K. M. Curran School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College of Dublin, Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 16, Ireland, Biomedical NMR, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Biomedical Image Analysis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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