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Scintigraphic blood pool and phase image analysis: The optimal tool for the evaluation of resynchronization therapy

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Botvinick, E.H. Scintigraphic blood pool and phase image analysis: The optimal tool for the evaluation of resynchronization therapy. J Nucl Cardiol 10, 424–428 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1071-3581(03)00526-9

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