Optimized generation of high resolution breast anthropomorphic software phantoms.

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Published in Med Phys on April 01, 2012

Authors

David D Pokrajac1, Andrew D A Maidment, Predrag R Bakic

Author Affiliations

1: Computer and Information Sciences Department, Delaware State University, Dover, DE 19901, USA.

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