Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 253-269 , December 2008

Clinical Applications and Usefulness of Integrated Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging

  • Pan-Fu Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Radiological Technology, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, 289, Jianguo Road, Xindian City, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Hsiang Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 31 March 2008 ,Revised 14 April 2008 ,Accepted 1 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60048-8

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 253-269 , December 2008

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