Inclusion of brain in FDG PET/CT scanning techniques in cancer patients: Does it obviate the need for dedicated brain imaging?
Open Access
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Medknow in Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Vol. 26 (2), 64-6
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.90253
Abstract
Indian J Nucl Med, Official publication of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication EngineersKeywords
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