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Intraindividual tumor heterogeneity in NET – Further insight by C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4-directed imaging

Authors: Rudolf A. Werner, Alexander Weich, Andreas Schirbel, Samuel Samnick, Andreas K. Buck, Takahiro Higuchi, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Constantin Lapa

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 3/2017

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Title: Intraindividual tumor heterogeneity in NET – Further insight by C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4-directed imaging
Authors: Rudolf A. Werner
Alexander Weich
Andreas Schirbel
Samuel Samnick
Andreas K. Buck
Takahiro Higuchi
Hans-Jürgen Wester
Constantin Lapa
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-016-3566-3

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