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Part I - Historical Reflections and Theoretical Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2018

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Ehsan Samei
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Duke University Medical Center, Durham
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Emory University, Atlanta
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The Handbook of Medical Image Perception and Techniques , pp. 9 - 92
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