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A potentially misleading finding at somatostatin receptor scintigraphy: Focal pulmonary areas of intense accumulation without computed tomography-detectable lung lesions

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    F. Minutoli, A. Herberg, A. Sindoni, D. Cardile, M. Cucinotta & S. Baldari

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Minutoli, F., Herberg, A., Sindoni, A. et al. A potentially misleading finding at somatostatin receptor scintigraphy: Focal pulmonary areas of intense accumulation without computed tomography-detectable lung lesions. J Endocrinol Invest 35, 708–709 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03345801

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