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Contamination, a Major Problem in Nuclear Medicine Imaging: How to Investigate, Handle, and Avoid It

Narvesh Kumar, Shashwat Verma, Rani Kunti R. Singh, Deepanksha Datta, Subhash Chandra Kheruka and Sanjay Gambhir
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2017, 45 (3) 241-242; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.117.190256
Narvesh Kumar
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; and
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vol. 45 no. 3 241-242
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.117.190256
PubMed 
28408700

Published By 
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Print ISSN 
0091-4916
Online ISSN 
1535-5675
History 
  • Received for publication January 24, 2017
  • Accepted for publication April 1, 2017
  • Published online September 5, 2017.

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  1. Narvesh Kumar1,
  2. Shashwat Verma1,
  3. Rani Kunti R. Singh2,
  4. Deepanksha Datta1,
  5. Subhash Chandra Kheruka1 and
  6. Sanjay Gambhir1
  1. 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; and
  2. 2Department of Radiodiagnosis, Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  1. For correspondence or reprints contact: Narvesh Kumar, Department of Nuclear Medicine, SGPGIMS, Raebareli Rd., Lucknow-226014, Uttar Pradesh, India. E-mail: kumarnarvesh{at}gmail.com
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