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Prevalence, Challenges, and Solutions for 18F-FDG PET Studies of Obese Patients: A Technologist's Perspective

Crystal D. Botkin and Medhat M. Osman
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology June 2007, 35 (2) 80-83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.106.034918
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vol. 35 no. 2 80-83
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.106.034918
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17496007

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Society of Nuclear Medicine
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0091-4916
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1535-5675
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  • Received for publication September 19, 2006
  • Accepted for publication February 15, 2007
  • Published online May 30, 2007.

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  1. Crystal D. Botkin, CNMT, PET 1 and
  2. Medhat M. Osman 2
  1. 1Nuclear Medicine Technology Program, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapeutics, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri; and 2Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: Medhat M. Osman, MD, PhD, Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, 3635 Vista Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. E-mail: osmanmm@slu.edu
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