Multimodality Medical Image Analysis for Diagnosis and Treatment Planning : The COVIRA Project ( COmputer VIsion in RAdiology )

Authors: 1) M.H. Kuhn *, I.C. Carlsen, K. Ottenberg, K.H. Schmidt, K. Neumann, C. Fassnacht 2) F.A. Gerritsen, A.J.M. Bart, J. Buurman, H.L.T. de Bliek, S. Lobregt 3) I. Ayerdi, H. Rademaker, M. Desco 4) P.J. Elliott, K. Goodson, G. Sivewright, R. Riste-Smith, J. Diedrichsen 5) D. Hentschel, R. Graumann, C. Bertram, T. Hildebrand, H. Barfuß 6) R. Kutka, S. Stier 7) D. Vandermeulen, A. Collignon, J. Michiels, R. Verbeek, P. Suetens 8) K.J. Zuiderveld, A. Koning, G. Timmens, P. van den Elsen, M.A.Viergever, 9) S. Dellepiane, F. Fontana, G. Vernazza 10) G. Gerig, G. Szekely, T. Koller, T. Vehkomäki, O. Kübler 11) K. Niemann, D. Graf v. Keyserlingk 12) W. Beil, H. Neumann, H.S. Stiehl 13) J. Porrill, J. Ivins 14) K. Haris, G. Hatzimihalis, G. Tziritas, S. Orphanoudakis 15) F. Galvez, C. Benito, F.J. Lafuente 16) D. Petersen, M. Skaley, R. Kolb 17) M. Bahner, J. Dick, B. Kardatzki, M. Schmidt 18) J. Gybels, B. Nuttin, 19) G. Marchal, H. Bosmans, 20) C. v. Veelen, W. Mali, J.M. Ramos, L.J. Polman, M . Hartkamp, 21) R. Bendl, A. Hoess, J. Pross, C. Seyfried, G. Gademann, W. Schlegel 22) W. Swindell, P. Evans, P. Mayles, A. Nahum, A. Neal, S. Webb , M. Oldham, V.N. Hansen 23) M. Knauth * Project Manager and contact point

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