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Acquisition, Processing, Display, and Analysis of PET Images

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Nuclear Cardiology, The Basics

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  1. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

    Frans J. Th. Wackers MD, PhD & Barry L. Zaret MD

  2. Yale–New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

    Wendy Bruni BS, CNMT

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    Wendy Bruni BS, CNMT

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Wackers, F.J., Bruni, W., Zaret, B.L. (2008). Acquisition, Processing, Display, and Analysis of PET Images. In: Wackers, F.J., Bruni, W., Zaret, B.L. (eds) Nuclear Cardiology, The Basics. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-262-5_11

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