Combined Positron Emission Tomography–Computed Tomography: The Historical Perspective
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عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0887-2171
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2008.05.006