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Is an FDG-PET Scan the New Imaging Standard for Colon Cancer?

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  1. University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Richard S. Swanson MD (Chief of Surgical Oncology)

  2. University Campus, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01655

    Richard S. Swanson MD (Chief of Surgical Oncology)

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Swanson, R.S. Is an FDG-PET Scan the New Imaging Standard for Colon Cancer?. Ann Surg Oncol 8, 752–753 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10434-001-0752-7

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