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Published in: Clinical Rheumatology 8/2011

01-08-2011 | Letter to the Editor

18F-FDG PET versus PET/CT as a diagnostic procedure for clinical suspicion of large vessel vasculitis

Authors: Hans Balink, Pieternella M. Houtman, James Collins

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 8/2011

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To the editor, …
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Metadata
Title
18F-FDG PET versus PET/CT as a diagnostic procedure for clinical suspicion of large vessel vasculitis
Authors
Hans Balink
Pieternella M. Houtman
James Collins
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-011-1797-z

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