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Scatterogram: a method for outlining the body during lymphoscintigraphy without using external flood source Cover

Scatterogram: a method for outlining the body during lymphoscintigraphy without using external flood source

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|Mar 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-011-0010-y | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 184 - 188
Published on: Mar 29, 2011
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2011 Mehdi Momennezhad, Seyed Zakavi, Vahid Kakhki, Ali Jangjoo, Mohammad Ghavamnasiri, Ramin Sadeghi, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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