Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 441-449 , November 2008

Enhancing Lung Scintigraphy With Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography

  • Paul J. Roach, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Paul J. Roach, MBBS, FRACP, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia
    • ,
  • Dale L. Bailey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Benjamin E. Harris, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia
    • Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia

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Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 441-449 , November 2008

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