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Abass Alavi

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Computer Science
#2226
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#2319
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Computer Graphics
#40
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#42
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Database
#279
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#291
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Physics
#1880
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#2853
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Nuclear Physics
#29
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#47
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According to Wikipedia, Abass Alavi is an Iranian-American physician-scientist specializing in the field of molecular imaging, most notably in the imaging modality of positron emission tomography . In August 1976, he was part of the team that performed the first human PET studies of the brain and whole body using the radiotracer [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose . Alavi holds the position of Professor of Radiology and Neurology, as well as Director of Research Education in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Over a career spanning five decades, he has amassed over 2,300 publications and 60,000 citations, earning an h-index of 125 and placing his publication record in the top percentile of scientists.

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