[11C]-l-Methionine positron emission tomography in the management of children and young adults with brain tumors
β Scribed by Norbert Galldiks; Lutz W. Kracht; Frank Berthold; Hrvoje Miletic; Johannes C. Klein; Karl Herholz; Andreas H. Jacobs; Wolf-Dieter Heiss
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 96
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-594X
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