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Patient-specific activity or scan-time in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: A hands-on approach

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Isala Hospital, PO Box 10400, 8000 GK, Zwolle, The Netherlands

    J. D. van Dijk MSc, PhD & P. L. Jager PhD, MD

  2. Departments of Medical Physics, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, The Netherlands

    J. A. van Dalen PhD

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van Dijk, J.D., Jager, P.L. & van Dalen, J.A. Patient-specific activity or scan-time in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: A hands-on approach. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 24, 2129–2132 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-017-1056-z

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