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  1. Nuclear Medicine Service, Lexington VA Medical Center, Lexington, Ky

    Wei-Jen Shih

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky

    Wei-Jen Shih

  3. Radiology Service Lexington VA, Medical Center, USA

    Primo Milan & Markus Holzhauer

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Shih, WJ., Milan, P. & Holzhauer, M. Letters to The Editor. J Nucl Cardiol 12, 125–127 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2004.09.016

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