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A novel robotic tactile mass detector with application in clinical breast examination

Afsaneh MojraBiomechanics Department, Center of Excellence of Biomedical Engineering of Iran, Lab of Artificial Tactile Sensing and Robotic Surgery, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering (Tehran Polytechnic), Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Siamak NajarianBiomechanics Department, Center of Excellence of Biomedical Engineering of Iran, Lab of Artificial Tactile Sensing and Robotic Surgery, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering (Tehran Polytechnic), Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seyed Mohsen Towliat Kashani Faculty of Medical Science, Baqyatallah University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Farzad Panahi Trauma Research Center, Baqyatallah University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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Morteza Ali TehraniTechnical Department, Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Pages 210-221 | Received 19 Apr 2011, Accepted 03 Jun 2011, Published online: 16 Sep 2011

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