PET imaging in the surgical management of pediatric brain tumors
β Scribed by Benoit Pirotte; Francesco Acerbi; Alphonse Lubansu; Serge Goldman; Jacques Brotchi; Marc Levivier
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 547 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0256-7040
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