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Original Article

99mTc-HMPAO SPECT of the brain in mild to moderate traumatic brain injury patients: Compared with CT—a prospective study

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Pages 469-479 | Received 06 Sep 1992, Accepted 05 Oct 1992, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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