The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 37-39 , January 2010

A Bright Spot

  • Valérie Huyge, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/Biomedical Cyclotron Unit, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Valérie Huyge, Department of Nuclear Medicine, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, 808 Lennik Street, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Philippe Unger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Serge Goldman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/Biomedical Cyclotron Unit, ULB-Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium

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 Michael A. Bettmann, MD, Section Editor

 Funding: Supported by the “Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique” (FRS-FNRS). Philippe Unger has received a grant from the “Fonds pour la Chirugie Cardiaque.”

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have a conflict of interest to declare.

 Authorship: All authors had access to all data and participated in the preparation of the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00878-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.10.002

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 1 , Pages 37-39 , January 2010

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