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The potential pitfalls of low-activity protocols in PET/CT imaging

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  1. Department of Medical Physics & Engineering, Level 1, Bexley Wing, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Garry McDermott

  2. Department of Medical Physics & Engineering, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Gareth Iball

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Level 1, Bexley Wing, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK

    Andrew Scarsbrook

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McDermott, G., Iball, G. & Scarsbrook, A. The potential pitfalls of low-activity protocols in PET/CT imaging. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 38, 185–187 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-010-1649-0

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