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Biomedical Paper

Seed localization and TRUS-fluoroscopy fusion for intraoperative prostate brachytherapy dosimetry

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Pages 25-34 | Received 25 Apr 2006, Accepted 06 Jul 2006, Published online: 06 Jan 2010

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