A Registration Method Based on Contour Point Cloud for 3D Whole-Body PET and CT Images

The PET and CT fusion image, combining the anatomical and functional information, has important clinical meaning. An effective registration of PET and CT images is the basis of image fusion. This paper presents a multithread registration method based on contour point cloud for 3D whole-body PET and...

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Main Authors: Zhiying Song, Huiyan Jiang, Qiyao Yang, Zhiguo Wang, Guoxu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5380742