Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 27-32 , January 2012

Scintigraphic Confirmation of Brain Death

  • Partha Sinha, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Partha Sinha, MD, Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky, Room HX313D, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536
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  • Gary R. Conrad, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2011.07.007

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Volume 42, Issue 1 , Pages 27-32 , January 2012

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