The high sensitivity of PET-CT may safe scarce financial resources in developing countries: The LACOG-0114 Study.

M. Debiasi (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Various imaging modalities for different lung diseases
Session: Various imaging modalities for different lung diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3740
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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