Fully automatic cardiac T2∗ relaxation time estimation using marker-controlled watershed

• Main Authors: Kittichai Wantanajittikul, Suwit Saekho, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Nipon Theera-Umpon, Sansanee Auephanwiriyakul, Monruedee Tapanya, Busakol Ngammuang
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Computer Science; Engineering
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84978863567&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/55521
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

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