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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
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Varsha Viswanath
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Michael J. Geagan
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Gerd Muehllehner
3KAGE Medical, Wayne, Pennsylvania; and
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Austin R. Pantel
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Michael J. Parma
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Amy E. Perkins
4Philips Healthcare, Highland Heights, Ohio
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Jeffrey P. Schmall
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Matthew E. Werner
1Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Margaret E. Daube-Witherspoon
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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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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Jan 2020, 61 (1) 136-143; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.229997
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