PET/CT in the preoperative staging of lung cancer – Case series

T. Alfaro, A. Norte, P. Lapa, L. Teixeira, A. Sousa, A. Pego (Portugal)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Vascular and solitary lesions
Session: Vascular and solitary lesions
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 692
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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