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PennPET Explorer: Design and Preliminary Performance of a Whole-Body Imager
Joel S. Karp, Varsha Viswanath, Michael J. Geagan, Gerd Muehllehner, Austin R. Pantel, Michael J. Parma, Amy E. Perkins, Jeffrey P. Schmall, Matthew E. Werner and Margaret E. Daube-Witherspoon
Journal of Nuclear Medicine January 2020, 61 (1) 136-143; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.119.229997
Joel S. Karp
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Varsha Viswanath
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael J. Geagan
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gerd Muehllehner
3KAGE Medical, Wayne, Pennsylvania; and
Austin R. Pantel
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael J. Parma
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Amy E. Perkins
4Philips Healthcare, Highland Heights, Ohio
Jeffrey P. Schmall
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Matthew E. Werner
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Margaret E. Daube-Witherspoon
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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PennPET Explorer: Design and Preliminary Performance of a Whole-Body Imager
Joel S. Karp, Varsha Viswanath, Michael J. Geagan, Gerd Muehllehner, Austin R. Pantel, Michael J. Parma, Amy E. Perkins, Jeffrey P. Schmall, Matthew E. Werner, Margaret E. Daube-Witherspoon
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Jan 2020, 61 (1) 136-143; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.229997
PennPET Explorer: Design and Preliminary Performance of a Whole-Body Imager
Joel S. Karp, Varsha Viswanath, Michael J. Geagan, Gerd Muehllehner, Austin R. Pantel, Michael J. Parma, Amy E. Perkins, Jeffrey P. Schmall, Matthew E. Werner, Margaret E. Daube-Witherspoon
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Jan 2020, 61 (1) 136-143; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.229997
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