Cardiac positron emission tomography: myocardial perfusion and metabolism in clinical practice
β Scribed by Paul Knaapen; Mark Lubberink
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1861-0684
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