Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 34-37 , January 2010

The feasibility of computational modelling technique to detect the bladder cancer

  • Ahmad Keshtkar

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Medical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Asghar Mesbahi

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Medical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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  • S.H. Rasta

      Affiliations

    • Medical Physics Department, Medical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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  • Asghar Keshtkar

      Affiliations

    • The Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Imam Khomeini International University, Ghazvin, Iran

Received 1 November 2008 ,Revised 31 May 2009 ,Accepted 17 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2009.06.001

Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics
Volume 26, Issue 1 , Pages 34-37 , January 2010

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