ECR 2010 / C-1766
The additional value of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the diagnosis of tuberculosis as presumptive cause of sight-threatening intraocular inflammation
Keywords:
Head and neck, Oncology
Authors:
C. Pfannenberg, P. Aschoff, D. Doycheva, J. Hetzel, C. D. Claussen, M. Reimold, M. Zierhut; Tübingen/DE
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2010/C-1766
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