nuclear medicine lung perfusion/ventilation **s/l technetium-99m MA**...sm
Posted By: ldg on 2008-08-02
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Subject: nuclear medicine lung perfusion/ventilation **s/l technetium-99m MA**...sm
I'm questioning the MA. I can't document it anywhere.
Thank you for any help...
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