European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

, Volume 23, Issue 10, pp 1289–1291 | Cite as

Simultaneous dual-radionuclide imaging: are the images trustworthy?

  • Jonathan M. Links
Editorial

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jonathan M. Links
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  1. 1.School of Hygiene and Public HealthJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUSA

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