Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 258-266 , October 2006

Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography: Basic Instrumentation and Innovations

  • Michael K. O’Connor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Michael K. O’Connor, PhD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charlton 1-225, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
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  • Brad J. Kemp, PhD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2006.05.005

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 258-266 , October 2006

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