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Transcranial MR Imaging–Guided Focused Ultrasound Interventions Using Deep Learning Synthesized CT

P. Su, S. Guo, S. Roys, F. Maier, H. Bhat, E.R. Melhem, D. Gandhi, R. Gullapalli and J. Zhuo
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2020, 41 (10) 1841-1848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6758
P. Su
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.S., S.G., S.R., E.R.M., D.G., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
bSiemens Medical Solutions USA (P.S., H.B.), Malvern, Pennsylvania
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S. Guo
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.S., S.G., S.R., E.R.M., D.G., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
cCenter for Metabolic Imaging and Therapeutics (S.G., S.R., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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S. Roys
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.S., S.G., S.R., E.R.M., D.G., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
cCenter for Metabolic Imaging and Therapeutics (S.G., S.R., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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F. Maier
dSiemens Healthcare GmbH (F.M.), Erlangen, Germany
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H. Bhat
bSiemens Medical Solutions USA (P.S., H.B.), Malvern, Pennsylvania
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E.R. Melhem
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.S., S.G., S.R., E.R.M., D.G., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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D. Gandhi
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.S., S.G., S.R., E.R.M., D.G., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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R. Gullapalli
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.S., S.G., S.R., E.R.M., D.G., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
cCenter for Metabolic Imaging and Therapeutics (S.G., S.R., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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J. Zhuo
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (P.S., S.G., S.R., E.R.M., D.G., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
cCenter for Metabolic Imaging and Therapeutics (S.G., S.R., R.G., J.Z.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2020, 41 (10) 1841-1848; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6758
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