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PET/CT of the Thorax

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Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax

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  1. Nuclear Medicine, Department of Medical Radiology, University Hospital, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    H. C. Steinert MD, G. K. von Schulthess & G. K. von Schulthess MD, PhD (Professor and Director)

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  1. Department of Radiology Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    U. Joseph Schoepf MD

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Steinert, H.C., von Schulthess, G.K., von Schulthess, G.K. (2006). PET/CT of the Thorax. In: Joseph Schoepf, U. (eds) Multidetector-Row CT of the Thorax. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30006-6_16

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