Statistical 3D distribution analysis of prostate cancers in Korean using digital processing techniques

Healthcare Informatics Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-57

  June Pak, Pil ^a   Shin, Dong Ik ^a   Mi Cho, Young ^a   Kyeong Joo, Se ^a   Jin Huh, Soo ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3D distribution; Digital processing; Prostatic neoplasms; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878878176     PISSN: 20933681     EISSN: 2093369X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4258/hir.2011.17.1.51     Document Type: Article

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