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Technetium-99M pyrophosphate myocardial scintigraphy in the diagnosis of acute rheumatic carditis

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

    A. Malhotra, S. Radhakrishnan, K. S. Reddy, P. G. Gopinath & M.L Bhatia

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Malhotra, A., Radhakrishnan, S., Reddy, K.S. et al. Technetium-99M pyrophosphate myocardial scintigraphy in the diagnosis of acute rheumatic carditis. Indian J Pediatr 56, 519–521 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722430

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