Significantly Low Effective Dose from 18FDG PET/CT Scans Using Dose Reducing Strategies: "Lesser is Better" |
uz Zaman, Maseeh
(Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT services, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH))
Fatima, Nosheen (Nuclear Medicine and Head Nuclear Medicine, Dr Soliman Fakeeh Hospital) Zaman, Areeba (Dow Medical College, DUHS) Zaman, Unaiza (Dow Medical College, DUHS) Tahseen, Rabia (Dow Medical College, DUHS) |
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