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Early reinjection of thallium-201 after stress imaging

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  1. Cardiology Division “S. Maugeri”, Foundation IRCCS, via Revistate 13, I-28010, Veruno (No), Italy

    Michele Galli & Claudio Marcassa

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Galli, M., Marcassa, C. Early reinjection of thallium-201 after stress imaging. Eur J Nucl Med 23, 1014–1015 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01084383

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