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Evaluation of penile erection rigidity in healthy men using virtual touch tissue quantification Cover

Evaluation of penile erection rigidity in healthy men using virtual touch tissue quantification

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|Jan 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-012-0012-4 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 114 - 118
Published on: Jan 12, 2012
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2012 Xiaozhi Zheng, Ping Ji, Hongwei Mao, Jing Wu, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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