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Assessment of cardiac autonomic neuronal function using PET imaging

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Thackeray, J.T., Bengel, F.M. Assessment of cardiac autonomic neuronal function using PET imaging. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 20, 150–165 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-012-9644-4

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