X-Ray and X-ray-CT

Small Animal Imaging: Basics and Practical Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 125-139

  Kalender, Willi A ^a   Deak, Paul ^a   Engelke, Klaus ^a   Karolczak, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 84870265819     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12945-2_10     Document Type: Chapter

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