Positron emission tomography for the evaluation of soft-tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas
β Scribed by Cristina Nanni; Maria Cristina Marzola; Domenico Rubello; Stefano Fanti
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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