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Role of 18F-choline PET/CT in evaluation of patients with prostate carcinoma Cover

Role of 18F-choline PET/CT in evaluation of patients with prostate carcinoma

By: Marina Hodolic  
Open Access
|Nov 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10019-010-0050-8 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 21
Published on: Nov 25, 2010
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2010 Marina Hodolic, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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