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Application of Image Processing Algorithms for Brain Tumor Analysis in 2D and 3D Leading to Tumor’s Positioning in Skull: Overview

Keywords: Segmentation, MATLAB, 3D Slicer, Brain tumor, Volume, Skull.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 36 ,  Issue 1

AYESHA  AMIR  SIDDIQI , GHOUS BAKSH NAREJO    , SHEHNILA ZARDARI   , MASHAL TARIQ   , SHEHLA ANDLEEB   ,

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