Pet state-of-the-art instrumentation

Physica Medica

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 28-32

  Wienhard, K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emission computed tomography; Instrumentation; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013587590     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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