18F-FDG PET scans demonstrate strong correlation between spleen metabolism and serum IL-2R levels in patients with untreated sarcoidosis under surveillance

A. Kalkanis, D. Kalkanis, D. Drougas, N. Karagiannidis, M. Panagiotou, D. Exarhos, I. Datseris, V. Polychronopoulos (Athens, Maroussi, Greece)

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