Academic Radiology
Volume 12, Issue 9 , Pages 1178-1189 , September 2005

A Deformable Model for Automatic CT Liver Extraction1

  • Jean Gao, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, 76019
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to J.G.
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  • Akio Kosaka, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
    • ,
  • Avinash Kak, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Received 12 November 2004 ,Revised 28 April 2005 ,Accepted 11 May 2005.

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PII: S1076-6332(05)00405-8

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2005.05.005

Academic Radiology
Volume 12, Issue 9 , Pages 1178-1189 , September 2005

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