Non-invasive detection of prostate cancer by electromagnetic interaction

European Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-37

  Bellorofonte, Carlo ^a,d   Vedruccio, Clarbruno ^b   Tombolini, Pietro ^a   Ruoppolo, Michele ^a   Tubaro, Andrea ^c  

^a SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Italian Navy la Spezia Italy ^*  (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biologic resonance; Electromagnetism; Prostate neoplasm; Sensitivity; Specificity; TRIMprob TM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSCILLATOR; PERINEUM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY;

ELECTROMAGNETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 9644290906     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2004.09.012     Document Type: Article

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