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01-11-2012 | Editorial Commentary

Preoperative FDG PET/CT in breast cancer patients: where are we going?

Authors: Laura Gilardi, Concetta De Cicco, Giovanni Paganelli

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 11/2012

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Title: Preoperative FDG PET/CT in breast cancer patients: where are we going?
Authors: Laura Gilardi
Concetta De Cicco
Giovanni Paganelli
Publication date: 01-11-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 11/2012
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-012-2245-2

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