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Is PET always an advantage versus planar and SPECT imaging?

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Mariani, G., Bruselli, L. & Duatti, A. Is PET always an advantage versus planar and SPECT imaging?. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35, 1560–1565 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-008-0814-1

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