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Nichols, K.J., Bacharach, S.L., Bergmann, S.R. et al. Instrumentation quality assurance and performance. J Nucl Cardiol 13, e25–e41 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.08.005

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