Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 234-238 , Autumn 2008

A Bland-Altman Analysis of the Bias Between Computed Tomography and Ultrasound Prostate Volume Measurements

Received 29 January 2007 ,Accepted 1 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.01.001

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 234-238 , Autumn 2008

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