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Analysing PET scans data for predicting response to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients

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Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XV (SGAI 2007)

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Gyftodimos, E., Moss, L., Sleeman, D., Welch, A. (2008). Analysing PET scans data for predicting response to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. In: Ellis, R., Allen, T., Petridis, M. (eds) Applications and Innovations in Intelligent Systems XV. SGAI 2007. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-086-5_5

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