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Resolution recovery and noise regularization in nuclear cardiology

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  1. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Olga James MD, Robert Pagnanelli CNMT & Salvador-Borges Neto MD

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James, O., Pagnanelli, R. & Neto, SB. Resolution recovery and noise regularization in nuclear cardiology. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 24, 138–141 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0532-1

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