2-Deoxy-2-[18F]Fluoro-D-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography Monitoring Disease Progress in a Patient with Islet Carcinoma of the Pancreas
โ Scribed by Wei-Jen Shih; Hongming Zhuang; Thomas K Chacko; Abass Alavi
- Book ID
- 117795619
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 162 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1536-1632
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