NL7908553A - Werkwijze en inrichting voor het produceren van beelden met behulp van straling. - Google Patents
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US05/963,373 US4382184A (en) | 1978-11-24 | 1978-11-24 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously displaying relative displacements of a fluctuating biological object |
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US (1) | US4382184A (de) |
JP (1) | JPS5573243A (de) |
CA (1) | CA1144661A (de) |
DE (1) | DE2947339A1 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2442041A1 (de) |
GB (1) | GB2036520B (de) |
NL (1) | NL7908553A (de) |
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FR2442041B1 (de) | 1984-06-01 |
GB2036520B (en) | 1983-06-29 |
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