Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 16-30 , January 2010

Radionuclide Bone Scintigraphy in Sports Injuries

  • Hans Van der Wall, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Concord Nuclear Imaging, Sydney, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hans Van der Wall, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Concord Nuclear Imaging, No. 4 Hospital Road, Concord West, NSW 2138, Australia
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  • Allen Lee, MBBS, MMed, FRANZCR, FRAACGP, DDU

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • Michael Magee, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Concord Nuclear Imaging, Sydney, Australia
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  • Clayton Frater, PhD, ANMT, BHSM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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  • Harindu Wijesinghe, MBBS, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
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  • Siri Kannangara, MBBS, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia
    • Faculty of Medicine, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia

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Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 16-30 , January 2010

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