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. 2023 Apr 1;48(4):315-317.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004526. Epub 2023 Feb 1.

Nuclear Medicine-A Name for Now and the Future

Humayun Bashir  1 , Muhammad R Gul  2 , Muhammad N Younis  3 , Mark Tulchinsky  4 , Yaming Li  5 , Stefano Fanti  6 , Abass Alavi  7
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Nuclear Medicine-A Name for Now and the Future

Humayun Bashir et al. Clin Nucl Med. .

Abstract

Our article addresses the prevailing trend of new terminology introduced alongside the progress being made in nuclear medicine. Our article provides a historic, current, and future perspective.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest and sources of funding: none declared.

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