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Incidentally found giant thymomas by SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, THT 311, 1900 University BLVD, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA

    Ayman A. Farag MD & Fadi G. Hage MD, FASH, FACC

  2. Section of Cardiology, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Fadi G. Hage MD, FASH, FACC

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Farag, A.A., Hage, F.G. Incidentally found giant thymomas by SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 22, 385–387 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-014-0028-9

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