Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 66-78 , January 2009

Nuclear Medicine and the Infected Joint Replacement

  • Charito Love, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY
    • ,
  • Scott E. Marwin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery (Orthopedic Surgery), Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY
    • ,
  • Christopher J. Palestro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Christopher J. Palestro, MD, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 270-05 76th Avenue, New Hyde Park, NY 11040

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2008.08.007

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 66-78 , January 2009

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