Comparison of cranial MRI and 18F-FDG-PET/CT for the detection of brain metastases

S. Krueger, S. Maschke, H. Kley, T. Merk, T. Wibmer, C. Schumann, S. Reske, S. Pauls (Aachen, Ulm, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Chest imaging in evolution: new techniques and new possibilities
Session: Chest imaging in evolution: new techniques and new possibilities
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 161
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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