Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 293-307 , September 2009

SPECT/CT Imaging in General Orthopedic Practice

  • Stephen Scharf, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Stephen Scharf, MD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 E 77th St, New York, NY 10075

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2009.06.002

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 293-307 , September 2009

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