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PET/CT: Combining Function and Morphology

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Molecular Imaging

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  1. Dept. of Medical Radiology/Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistraße 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    T. F. Hany

  2. Clinic and Policlinic of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital ZÜrich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

    G. K. von Schulthess

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  1. Center for Molecular Imaging Research, Building 149, Massachusetts General Hospital, 13th Street, Charleston, MA, 02129, USA

    A. A. Bogdanov Jr.

  2. Medicinal Chemistry 6, Schering AG, Müllerstr. 170-178, 13342, Berlin, Germany

    K. Licha

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Hany, T.F., von Schulthess, G.K. (2005). PET/CT: Combining Function and Morphology. In: Bogdanov, A.A., Licha, K. (eds) Molecular Imaging. Ernst Schering Research Foundation Workshop, vol 49. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26809-X_5

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