Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 206-211 , July 2006

Parathyroid Imaging: How Good Is It and How Should It Be Done?

  • Andrew G. Kettle, BA
    • ,
  • Mike J. O’Doherty, MBBS, MSc, MD, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Mike O’Doherty, MBBS, MSc, MD, FRCP, Department of Nuclear Medicine, East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2006.03.003

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 206-211 , July 2006

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