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Technical Considerations in Brain Amyloid PET Imaging with 18F-Florbetapir

LisaAnn Trembath, Maureen Newell and Michael D. Devous
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2015, 43 (3) 175-184; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.115.156679
LisaAnn Trembath
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsyvania
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vol. 43 no. 3 175-184
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.115.156679
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26271806

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0091-4916
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  • Received for publication March 4, 2015
  • Accepted for publication June 16, 2015
  • Published online September 3, 2015.

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  2. Maureen Newell, CNMT, RT(N) and
  3. Michael D. Devous Sr., PhD
  1. Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsyvania
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: LisaAnn Trembath, CNMT, MSM, CCRA, FSNMTS, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc., 3711 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19104. E-mail: Trembath@avidrp.com
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