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Solitary Parathyroid Adenoma Localization in Technetium Tc99m Sestamibi SPECT and Multiphase Multidetector 4D CT

T.H. Vu, D. Schellingerhout, N. Guha-Thakurta, J. Sun, W. Wei, S.C. Kappadth, N. Perrier, E.E. Kim, E. Rohren, H.H. Chuang and F.C. Wong
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2019, 40 (1) 142-149; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5901
T.H. Vu
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H.V., D.S., N.G.-T.)
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D. Schellingerhout
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H.V., D.S., N.G.-T.)
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N. Guha-Thakurta
aFrom the Departments of Diagnostic Radiology (T.H.V., D.S., N.G.-T.)
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J. Sun
bBiostatistics (J.S., W.W.)
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W. Wei
bBiostatistics (J.S., W.W.)
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S.C. Kappadth
cImaging Physics (S.C.K.)
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N. Perrier
dSurgical Oncology (N.P.)
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E.E. Kim
fDepartment of Radiological Sciences (E.E.K.), University of California at Irvine, Orange, California
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E. Rohren
gBaylor College of Medicine (E.R.), Houston, Texas.
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H.H. Chuang
eNuclear Medicine (H.H.C., F.C.W.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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F.C. Wong
eNuclear Medicine (H.H.C., F.C.W.), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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Solitary Parathyroid Adenoma Localization in Technetium Tc99m Sestamibi SPECT and Multiphase Multidetector 4D CT
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