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Early- and late-phase 18F-FP-CIT PET images in vascular parkinsonism due to midbrain infarct

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    Song Hwangbo, Yooha Hong, Sang Won Choi, Joo Yong Kim & Suk Yun Kang

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea

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Hwangbo, S., Hong, Y., Choi, S.W. et al. Early- and late-phase 18F-FP-CIT PET images in vascular parkinsonism due to midbrain infarct. Neurol Sci 40, 1089–1091 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3676-8

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