Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , January 2007

Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomographyfor Sentinel Node Mapping in Breast Cancer

  • Daniela B. Husarik, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Daniela B. Husarik, MD, Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.
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  • Hans C. Steinert, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2006.08.001

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 29-33 , January 2007

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