Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 157-168 , April 2006

Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography: Protocol Issues and Options

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2005.12.004

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 157-168 , April 2006

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