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Transfer of yttrium-90 to breast milk during radiosynoviorthesis of the knee joint

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The authors wish to thank the patient who agreed to provide two breast milk samples per day for 1 month and allowed the study to be carried out.

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  1. IMOGERE Laboratory, University of Caen Normandy, CS-14032, Esplanade de la Paix, F-14032, Caen, France

    Gilbert Pigrée, Séverine Cruet-Hennequart & Pierre Barbey

  2. Rheumatology Department, University Hospital Center, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, CS-30001, F-14033, Caen, France

    Johann Césini & Christian Marcelli

  3. Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital Center, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, CS-30001, F-14033, Caen, France

    Damien Peyronnet, Jonathan Vigne & Denis Agostini

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Pigrée, G., Césini, J., Cruet-Hennequart, S. et al. Transfer of yttrium-90 to breast milk during radiosynoviorthesis of the knee joint. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 46, 1591–1593 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04335-2

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