Scatterogram: a method for outlining the body during lymphoscintigraphy without using external flood source
By: Mehdi Momennezhad, Seyed Zakavi, Vahid Kakhki, Ali Jangjoo, Mohammad Ghavamnasiri and Ramin Sadeghi
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Language: English
Page range: 184 - 188
Published on: Mar 29, 2011
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
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