Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 31-40 , January 2010

Pediatric Bone Scintigraphy Update

  • Helen R. Nadel, MD, FRCPC (Diag Rad) (Nuc Med), ABR (Diag Rad) (Ped Rad), ABNM

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Helen R. Nadel, MD, FRCPC (Diag Rad) (Nuc Med), ABR (Diag Rad) (Ped Med), ABNM, Department of Nuclear Medicine, British Columbia Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3V4, Canada

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2009.10.001

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 31-40 , January 2010

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