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Review
. 2010 Oct;37(10):1986-91.
doi: 10.1007/s00259-010-1587-x.

FDG-PET/CT in infections: the imaging method of choice?

Andor W J M Glaudemans  1 , Alberto Signore
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Review

FDG-PET/CT in infections: the imaging method of choice?

Andor W J M Glaudemans et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2010 Oct.
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