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Editorial
. 2023 Dec;30(6):2540-2543.
doi: 10.1007/s12350-023-03341-0. Epub 2023 Jul 19.

Extra-cardiac uptake on technetium-99m pyrophosphate (Tc-99m PYP) scan: not just a matter of the heart

Yiu Ming Khor  1 , Sharmila Dorbala  2   3
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Extra-cardiac uptake on technetium-99m pyrophosphate (Tc-99m PYP) scan: not just a matter of the heart

Yiu Ming Khor et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Dec.
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