Imaging vibrating vocal folds with a high speed 1050 nm swept source OCT and ODT.
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SUBMITTER: Liu G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3130610 | biostudies-other | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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