PET and SPECT

Small Animal Imaging: Basics and Practical Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 231-236

  Ziegler, Sibylle I ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84892207795     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12945-2_17     Document Type: Chapter

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