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Editorial
. 2022 Jun;29(3):1129-1131.
doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02573-2. Epub 2021 Mar 9.

Cardiac 15O-water PET: Does mismatched attenuation correction not matter?

Benjamin C Lee  1
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Cardiac 15O-water PET: Does mismatched attenuation correction not matter?

Benjamin C Lee. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Jun.
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