Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

, Volume 47, Issue 1, pp 63–64 | Cite as

18F-FDG PET-CT for Detection of Recurrent Spinal Ependymoma

  • Abhinav Singhal
  • Punit Sharma
  • Sellam Karunanithi
  • Bangkim Chandra Khangembam
  • Suhas Singla
  • Chandrasekhar Bal
  • Rakesh Kumar
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Keywords

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Central Nervous System Spinal Cord Brain Tumor Nuclear Medicine 
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Acknowledgments

No funding received from any organization for this study.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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© Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2012

Authors and Affiliations

  • Abhinav Singhal
    • 1
  • Punit Sharma
    • 1
  • Sellam Karunanithi
    • 1
  • Bangkim Chandra Khangembam
    • 1
  • Suhas Singla
    • 1
  • Chandrasekhar Bal
    • 1
  • Rakesh Kumar
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Nuclear MedicineAll India Institute of Medical SciencesNew DelhiIndia

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