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Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections and Inflammation of Central Nervous System, Head and Neck Structures

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Radionuclide Imaging of Infection and Inflammation

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The central nervous system (CNS), enclosed in the cranial cavity and spinal canal, is efficiently protected from the possible insults of the external environment.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Rome “ La Sapienza ”, S. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

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Signore, A., Biggi, A. (2013). Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Infections and Inflammation of Central Nervous System, Head and Neck Structures. In: Radionuclide Imaging of Infection and Inflammation. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2763-3_7

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