OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR BLADDER CANCER DIAGNOSIS: FROM ANIMAL STUDY TO CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS

ZHIJIA YUAN; HUGANG REN; WAYNE WALTZER; JASON KIM; JINGXUAN LIU; KEMIAO JIA; HUIKAI XIE; YINGTIAN PAN

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