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Automatic tracking of implanted fiducial markers in cone beam CT projection images. / Marchant, T. E.; Skalski, A.; Matuszewski, B. J.

In: Medical Physics, Vol. 39, No. 3, 03.2012, p. 1322-1334.

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Marchant, TE, Skalski, A & Matuszewski, BJ 2012, 'Automatic tracking of implanted fiducial markers in cone beam CT projection images', Medical Physics, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 1322-1334. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3684959

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Marchant, T. E., Skalski, A., & Matuszewski, B. J. (2012). Automatic tracking of implanted fiducial markers in cone beam CT projection images. Medical Physics, 39(3), 1322-1334. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3684959

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Marchant TE, Skalski A, Matuszewski BJ. Automatic tracking of implanted fiducial markers in cone beam CT projection images. Medical Physics. 2012 Mar;39(3):1322-1334. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3684959

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Marchant, T. E. ; Skalski, A. ; Matuszewski, B. J. / Automatic tracking of implanted fiducial markers in cone beam CT projection images. In: Medical Physics. 2012 ; Vol. 39, No. 3. pp. 1322-1334.

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