Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 271-282 , July 2010

Altered Biodistribution and Incidental Findings on Gallium and Labeled Leukocyte/Bone Marrow Scans

  • Charito Love, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nuclear Medicine, St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Charito Love, MD, Division of Nuclear Medicine, St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center, 170 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011
    • ,
  • Christopher J. Palestro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System, Hempstead, NY
    • Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset and New Hyde Park, NY

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2010.03.004

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 271-282 , July 2010

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