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  1. Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Lexington, KY 40536-0298, USA

    S. Vetter, A. Park, W. F. Charash & M. Shaw

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Vetter, S., Park, A., Charash, W. et al. The future of imaging in minimally invasive surgery. Surg Endosc 14, 518–519 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464146517

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