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Imaging of differentiated thyroid carcinoma: 124I-PET/MRI may not be superior to 124I-PET/CT

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, Münster, 48149, Germany

    A. Vrachimis, M. Weckesser, M. Schäfers & L. Stegger

  2. European Institute for Molecular Imaging-EIMI, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    M. Schäfers

  3. DFG Cluster of Excellence EXC 1003 ‘Cells in Motion’, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    M. Schäfers

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Vrachimis, A., Weckesser, M., Schäfers, M. et al. Imaging of differentiated thyroid carcinoma: 124I-PET/MRI may not be superior to 124I-PET/CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 43, 1183–1184 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-016-3318-4

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