New Dimensions in Medical Imaging: Bioendoscopy

R. S. DaCosta; N. E. Marcon

doi:10.1055/s-2003-41945

Endoskopie heute, Table of Contents

Endoskopie heute 2003; 16(2): 75-90
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41945

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New Dimensions in Medical Imaging: Bioendoscopy

Neue Dimensionen in der Bildgebung: BioendoskopieR. S. DaCosta¹ , N. E. Marcon²

¹Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Ontario Cancer Institute, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada, Phone: (4 16)9 46-4 51 Ext. 50 21, Fax: (4 16)9 46-65 29, E-mail: rdacosta@oci.utoronto.ca
²St. Michael’s Hospital, Center for Therapeutic Endoscopy & Endoscopic Oncology, 16-062 Victoria Wing, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Phone: 4 16-8 64-30 92, Fax: 4 16-9 26-49 51, E-mail: norman.marcon@utoronto.ca

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