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Unexpected ¹⁸F-FDG uptake in an ocular prosthesis

Authors: Elgin Ozkan, Mine Araz, Cigdem Soydal, Gulseren Aras

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 9/2012

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Metallic implants or other foreign structures are usually visualized as “hypometabolic” or “hypoactive” on PET scans, but there was an unexpected ¹⁸F-FDG uptake in the ocular prosthesis in this case. …

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Title: Unexpected 18F-FDG uptake in an ocular prosthesis
Authors: Elgin Ozkan
Mine Araz
Cigdem Soydal
Gulseren Aras
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 9/2012
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-012-2167-z

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