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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Lacrimal Gland Uptake of Gallium (67Ga) Citrate in Patients without Ocular Pathology

A. H. Ross Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, Sussex, UK; Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK
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H. M. Herbert Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK
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J. Kabala Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristal, UK
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R. Malhotra Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead, Sussex, UK
Pages 120-123 | Received 12 Aug 2008, Accepted 06 Jan 2009, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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