Fundamentals of virtual colonoscopy

Fundamentals of Virtual Colonoscopy

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-112

  Dachman, Abraham H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84889961872     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/b138780     Document Type: Book

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