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This chapter describes the use of bone scintigraphy in children, detailing the radiation implications and highlighting accepted indications in current practice
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Bradshaw, K., Harries, A. (2008). Nuclear Medicine. In: Johnson, K.J., Bache, E. (eds) Imaging in Pediatric Skeletal Trauma. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68261-5_6
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