Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 648-655 , September 2006

In vivo and in situ measurement of electrical impedance for determination of distention in proximal stomach of rats

Received 18 November 2004 ,Revised 6 July 2005 ,Accepted 18 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.10.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 7 , Pages 648-655 , September 2006