Incidental finding of hiatal hernia on (99m)Tc-sestamibi whole-body scan in thyroid cancer evaluation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista espanola de medicina nuclear e imagen molecular
دوره 31 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012