2017 Imaging for Physicists Coursebook

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MR-Only
• Reduce errors associated with MR-CT
• Simplify workflow & cost
• Remove CT scan- synthetic or substitute CT (sCT)
• Move towards MRg delivery systems and MR-PET
• Three main methods:
• Bulk density (tissue class/segmentation)
• Voxel based (‘model learning’)
• Atlas based
• Hybrid approaches also exist
• Commericial solutions now available from several vendors