Computerized ultrasound tomography

Three-Dimensional Biomedical Imaging (1985)

Volumn 2, Issue , 2017, Pages 57-78

  Robinson, Brent S ^a   Greenleaf, James E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

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EID: 84970189196     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781315121239     Document Type: Chapter

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