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01-02-2014 | Editorial

Good clinical practice in pulmonary embolism diagnosis: where do we stand today?

Authors: Marika Bajc, Lorenzo Maffioli, Massimo Miniati

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 2/2014

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The intention of this editorial is to highlight ventilation/perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (V/P SPECT) as an example of good clinical practice that may be used as an assessment tool during clinical auditing. …

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Title: Good clinical practice in pulmonary embolism diagnosis: where do we stand today?
Authors: Marika Bajc
Lorenzo Maffioli
Massimo Miniati
Publication date: 01-02-2014
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-013-2612-7

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