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Value of ventilation/perfusion SPECT for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

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  1. Institute of Nuclear Medicine, ISOTOPIX, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Helmut Sinzinger

  2. Center for Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, HerzReha Bad Ischl, Bad Ischl, Austria

    Robert Berent

  3. Emeritus, Department of Internal and Pulmonary Medicine, Wilhelminen Hospital, Vienna, Austria

    Friedrich Kummer

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Sinzinger, H., Berent, R. & Kummer, F. Value of ventilation/perfusion SPECT for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 42, 977–978 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-015-3013-x

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