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Amyloid imaging with PET: methodological issues and correlative studies

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The author is grateful to Ms. Catherine Wrenn for her editorial support.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Section of Radiological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Lucignani

  2. Department of Diagnostic Services, Unit of Nuclear Medicine, San Paolo Hospital, Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Lucignani

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Lucignani, G. Amyloid imaging with PET: methodological issues and correlative studies. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36, 1009–1014 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1124-y

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