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Where: | Where: | ||
:<math>volume = \frac{\pi}{6} H \times W \times L</math>.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Eri | first1 = LM. | last2 = Thomassen | first2 = H. | last3 = Brennhovd | first3 = B. | last4 = Håheim | first4 = LL. | title = Accuracy and repeatability of prostate volume measurements by transrectal ultrasound. | journal = Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis | volume = 5 | issue = 4 | pages = 273-8 | month = | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500568 | PMID = 12627211 }} | |||
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:H, W, L are the height, width and length. | |||
An alternate estimation of the volume is: | |||
:<math>volume = \frac{1}{2} D1 \times D2 \times D3</math>. | :<math>volume = \frac{1}{2} D1 \times D2 \times D3</math>. | ||
:D1, D2, D3 are the major axes. | :D1, D2, D3 are the major axes. |
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