*Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; †Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York; ‡Inland Imaging Associates and University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; §Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia; ∥University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, American Gastroenterological Association; ¶University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin; #Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, American College of Surgeons; **Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; ††Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, Society of Nuclear Medicine; ‡‡Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Society of Nuclear Medicine; §§Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; ∥∥University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California; and ¶¶University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Received for publication August 7, 2014; accepted August 14, 2014.
Conflict of Interest: Martin P. Smith, MD reported “Bayer - Role as an independent contractor for contracted research. Bracco Diagnostics - Role as an independent contractor for contracted research.GE Healthcare - Role as an independent contractor for contracted research. Pfizer - My wife has a relationship of ownership interest (stock). Boston Scientific - My wife has a relationship of ownership interest (stock).”
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Corresponding Author: Martin P. Smith, MD, Attn: Dept. of Rad/Shapiro 4, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr., 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215-5491 (e-mail: [email protected]).
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