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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 1/2012

01-01-2012 | Image of the Month

Osteoblastic healing response: discordant PET/CT findings

Authors: Filip Gemmel, Silvia A. Eshuis, Femke van Vollenhoven, Paul Gemmel

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 1/2012

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A staging hybrid 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in a 78-year-old man with bone metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) revealed markedly focal FDG uptake in multiple vertebrae, but without clearly visible bone metastases (a). …
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Metadata
Title
Osteoblastic healing response: discordant PET/CT findings
Authors
Filip Gemmel
Silvia A. Eshuis
Femke van Vollenhoven
Paul Gemmel
Publication date
01-01-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-011-1953-3

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