Single photon emission computed tomography lung perfusion imaging during the COVID-19 pandemic: does nuclear medicine need to reconsider its guidelines?

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¹ Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, University College Hospital NHS Trust, London.
² Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.

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Stefan Vöö et al. Nucl Med Commun. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;41(9):991-993.

doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001246.

¹ Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University College London Hospital, University College Hospital NHS Trust, London.
² Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.

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COVID-19: guidance for infection prevention and control in nuclear medicine.
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