WO2003067770A3 - Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a ct scanner - Google Patents
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AU2003212956A AU2003212956B2 (en) | 2002-02-06 | 2003-02-06 | Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a CT scanner |
EP03708999A EP1472524A4 (en) | 2002-02-06 | 2003-02-06 | Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a ct scanner |
IL16240903A IL162409A0 (en) | 2002-02-06 | 2003-02-06 | Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a ct scanner |
CA002467567A CA2467567A1 (en) | 2002-02-06 | 2003-02-06 | Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a ct scanner |
IL162409A IL162409A (en) | 2002-02-06 | 2004-06-08 | Method and apparatus for transmitting information about a target object between a prescanner and a ct scanner |
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