Functional Imaging in Diagnostic of Orthopedic Implant-Associated Infections

Diagnostics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 356-371

  Potapova, Inga ^a  

^a AO FOUNDATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Orthopedic implant associated infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975137330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics3040356     Document Type: Review

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