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Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy during rest and exercise

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Lenaers, A. Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy during rest and exercise. Cardiovasc Radiol 2, 195–202 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552064

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