Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 247-263 , July 2009

Hybrid Imaging Technology: From Dreams and Vision to Clinical Devices

  • James A. Patton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to James A. Patton, PhD, Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, CCC-1124 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2675
    • ,
  • David W. Townsend, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
    • ,
  • Brian F. Hutton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom

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Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 247-263 , July 2009

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