A Tactile Resonance Sensor System for Detection of Prostate Cancer ex vivo : Design and Evaluation on Tissue Models and Human Prostate
Background The most common form of cancer among males in Europe and the USA is prostate cancer, PCa. Surgical removal of the prostate is the most common form of curative treatment. PCa can be suspected by a blood test for a specific prostate antigen, a PSA-test, and a digital rectal examination, DR...
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik
2014
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-86322 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7601-006-8 |