Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 110-118 , April 2006

Update on Gastrointestinal Scintigraphy

  • Alan H. Maurer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nuclear Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Alan H. Maurer, MD, Nuclear Medicine, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, 3401 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140.
    • ,
  • Henry P. Parkman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Gastroenterology Section, Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2005.12.003

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 110-118 , April 2006

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