Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 408-419 , March 2007

Sensorless Reconstruction of Unconstrained Freehand 3D Ultrasound Data

Received 7 June 2006 ,Revised 29 August 2006 ,Accepted 7 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.09.015

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 408-419 , March 2007

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