Imaging of malignant pleural mesothelioma with fluordeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)

A. Gröschel, D. Hellwig, K. Rentz, C. M. Kirsch, D. Ukena, G. W. Sybrecht (Homburg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Mesothelioma, malignant pleural effusions and rare thoracic tumours
Session: Mesothelioma, malignant pleural effusions and rare thoracic tumours
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2701
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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