The Journal of Urology
Volume 160, Issue 3, Part 1 , Pages 797-801 , September 1998

CORRELATION OF MECHANICAL IMAGING AND HISTOPATHOLOGY OF RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY SPECIMENS: A PILOT STUDY FOR DETECTING PROSTATE CANCER

,Accepted 9 April 1998.

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 Supported by the Collaborative Research Award from the Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

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The Journal of Urology
Volume 160, Issue 3, Part 1 , Pages 797-801 , September 1998