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The flare phenomenon: far from fair and square

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    W.D. van Schelven & E.K.J. Pauwels

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van Schelven, W., Pauwels, E. The flare phenomenon: far from fair and square. Eur J Nucl Med 21, 377–380 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171410

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