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3D Capsule Networks for Brain Image Segmentation

A. Avesta, Y. Hui, M. Aboian, J. Duncan, H.M. Krumholz and S. Aneja
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2023, 44 (5) 562-568; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7845
A. Avesta
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.A., M.A., J.D.)
bDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology (A.A., Y.H., S.A.)
cCenter for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (A.A., Y.H., H.M.K., S.A.)
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Y. Hui
bDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology (A.A., Y.H., S.A.)
cCenter for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (A.A., Y.H., H.M.K., S.A.)
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M. Aboian
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J. Duncan
aFrom the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging (A.A., M.A., J.D.)
eDepartments of Statistics and Data Science (J.D.)
fBiomedical Engineering (J.D., S.A.), Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
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cCenter for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (A.A., Y.H., H.M.K., S.A.)
dDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine (H.M.K.), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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bDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology (A.A., Y.H., S.A.)
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