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Nanoparticles for concurrent multimodality imaging and therapy: The dawn of new theragnostic synergies

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, Section of Radiological Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Lucignani

  2. Department of Diagnostic Services, Unit of Nuclear Medicine, San Paolo Hospital, Via Antonio di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy

    Giovanni Lucignani

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Lucignani, G. Nanoparticles for concurrent multimodality imaging and therapy: The dawn of new theragnostic synergies. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36, 869–874 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1104-2

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