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Case Studies

Usefulness of Nuclear Whole-Body Bone Scanning for Diagnosis of Leprosy

Hector Marquez From the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
, MD,
Joseph McDevitt From the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
, MD,
Orhan K. Öz From the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
, MD, PhD &
Jason Wachsmann From the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 465-466 | Published online: 22 Jan 2018

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