Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 228-230 , July 2002

Abnormal uptake in the shoulder joint area on bone scan

  • Leo Ackerman

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprints request to Leo Ackerman, MD, Nuclear Medicine Service (115), Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital, PO Box 5000-115, Hines, IL 60141-5115.
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  • Parvez Shirazi

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doi: 10.1053/snuc.2002.126033

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 228-230 , July 2002

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