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    Zhouping Wei, Mingyue Ding, Donal B. Downey & Aaron Fenster

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Wei, Z., Ding, M., Downey, D.B., Fenster, A. (2009). Recent Advance in TRUS-Guided Prostate Brachytherapy. In: Ukimura, O., Gill, I.S. (eds) Contemporary Interventional Ultrasonography in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-217-3_4

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