FDG-PET in the Clinically Negative Neck in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
β Scribed by Bart M. Wensing; Wouter V. Vogel; Henri A. M. Marres; Matthias A. W. Merkx; Ernst J. Postema; Wim J. G. Oyen; Frank J. A. van den Hoogen
- Book ID
- 110088046
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 91 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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