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Innovation in Biomedical Science and Engineering

Taguchi dynamic analysis application to computer tomography number-mass density linear dependence optimization

Kuo Hsun-NanGraduate Institute of Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung, Taiwan; ;Department of Cardiology, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; View further author information
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Yi Juei-EnDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanView further author information
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Chen Chia-HuiGraduate Institute of Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung, Taiwan; View further author information
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Pan Lung-FaGraduate Institute of Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung, Taiwan; ;Department of Cardiology, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; View further author information
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Pan Lung-KwangGraduate Institute of Radiological Science, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Takun, Taichung, Taiwan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 45-53 | Published online: 18 Sep 2017

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