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An image analysis method for prostate tissue classification: preliminary validation with resonance sensor data

P. L. Lindberg Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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B. M. Andersson Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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A. Bergh Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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B. Ljungberg Department of Surgical and Preoperative Science, Urology and Andrology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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O. A. Lindahl Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Luleå University Technology, Luleå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 18-24 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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