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Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 7/2015

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Correlation between 68Ga-DOTA-NOC PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT in EBV-positive undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Authors: Lih Kin Khor, Hoi Yin Loi, Arvind Kumar Sinha, Kian Ti Tong, Boon Cher Goh, Kwok Seng Loh, Suat-Jin Lu

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 7/2015

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We present the case of a 37-year-old patient with newly diagnosed EBV-positive undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT and neck MRI for staging. She also underwent 68Ga-DOTA-NOC PET/CT as part of a research study approved by our institutional review board. …
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Title
Correlation between 68Ga-DOTA-NOC PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT in EBV-positive undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Authors
Lih Kin Khor
Hoi Yin Loi
Arvind Kumar Sinha
Kian Ti Tong
Boon Cher Goh
Kwok Seng Loh
Suat-Jin Lu
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 7/2015
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-015-3012-y

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