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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

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01-08-2020 | Molecular Imaging | Letter to the Editor

Incidental SARS-CoV-2-related findings in asymptomatic patients in [¹⁸F]-FDG-PET/CT—potential insights

Authors: Ian Alberts, Bernd Vollnberg, Christos Sachpekidis, Clemens Mingels, Sabine Weidner, Ali Afshar-Oromieh, Axel Rominger

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 9/2020

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Title: Incidental SARS-CoV-2-related findings in asymptomatic patients in [18F]-FDG-PET/CT—potential insights
Authors: Ian Alberts
Bernd Vollnberg
Christos Sachpekidis
Clemens Mingels
Sabine Weidner
Ali Afshar-Oromieh
Axel Rominger
Publication date: 01-08-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Molecular Imaging
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-020-04869-w

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