Gestalt descriptions embodiments and medical image interpretation

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Gestalt descriptions embodiments and medical image interpretation. / Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen.

In: A I & Society, Vol. 32, No. 2, 05.2017, p. 209–218.

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Friis, JKBO 2017, 'Gestalt descriptions embodiments and medical image interpretation', A I & Society, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 209–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-015-0615-6

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Friis, J. K. B. O. (2017). Gestalt descriptions embodiments and medical image interpretation. A I & Society, 32(2), 209–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-015-0615-6

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Friis JKBO. Gestalt descriptions embodiments and medical image interpretation. A I & Society. 2017 May;32(2):209–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-015-0615-6

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Friis, Jan Kyrre Berg Olsen. / Gestalt descriptions embodiments and medical image interpretation. In: A I & Society. 2017 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 209–218.

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