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Improved quality of computed tomography substitute derived from magnetic resonance (MR) data by incorporation of spatial information – potential application for MR-only radiotherapy and attenuation correction in positron emission tomography

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Pages 1369-1373 | Received 04 May 2013, Accepted 09 Jun 2013, Published online: 29 Aug 2013

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