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Principles and Practice of Positron Emission Tomography | Hardcover

by Richard L Wahl (Author), Julia W Buchanan (Author)

List Price:

$159.00

Binding:

Hardcover

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Edition:

1st Edition

Page Count:

462 Pages

Publication Date:

August 01, 2002

Sales Rank:

1,276,169st

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ISBN13: 9780781729048
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Product Description
The Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Presents a comprehensive guide to the way positron emission tomography works and how to use PET to enhance the care of patients. Provides the basic principles of the techniques used in the in vivo process. Contains detailed halftone images and photographs. Written in expanded-outline format. DNLM: Tomography, Emission-Computed--methods.

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