Evaluation of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) with 99mTc-MIBI lung scans in an area with high prevalence of tuberculosis: A pilot study

M. M. Schuurmans, A. Ellmann, H. M. Bouma, P. Erlank, M. Louw, J. T. Janson, C. T. Bolliger (Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Lung cancer: diagnosis and clinical features
Session: Lung cancer: diagnosis and clinical features
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1658
Disease area: Respiratory infections, Thoracic oncology

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