The technetium shortage

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 993-998

  Thomas, Gregory S ^a,b   Maddahi, Jamshid ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Mission Internal Medical Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLURPIRIDAZ F 18; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MOLYBDENUM; TECHNETIUM; THALLIUM; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR REACTOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCINTILLATION CAMERA;

CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; HUMANS; MOLYBDENUM; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM; THALLIUM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651314450     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12350-010-9281-8     Document Type: Article

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