Enlightening the forgotten organ: PET-CT findings on thymic lesions

Congress:

ECR 2018

Poster Number:

C-1753

Type:

Educational Exhibit

Keywords:

Mediastinum, MR, PET-CT, CT, Education, Cancer

Authors:

C. Silva¹, G. Schiappacasse¹, J. Alegria², D. Hasson³; ¹Santiago, RM/CL, ²santiago/CL, ³Santiago de Chile/CL

DOI:

10.1594/ecr2018/C-1753

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecr2018/C-1753

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