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Electrical impedance tomography (EIT): a review

BH Brown Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JF UK
Pages 97-108 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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