Timely diagnosis and therapy for suspected lung cancer patients in a 2 day rapid outpatient diagnostic program with integrated FGD-PET and diagnostic CT

P. Brocken, B. Kiers, M. Looijen-Salamon, R. Dekhuijzen, C. Smits-van der Graaf, L. Peters-Bax, L.F. De Geus-Oei, H. Van Der Heijden (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Epidemiology and care research of lung cancer
Session: Epidemiology and care research of lung cancer
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3141
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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