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FDG-PET in infectious and inflammatory disease

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Wim J. G. Oyen

  2. Seconda Università di Napoli, Servizio di Medicina Nucleare, Napoli, Italy

    Luigi Mansi

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Oyen, W.J.G., Mansi, L. FDG-PET in infectious and inflammatory disease. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 30, 1568–1570 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-003-1359-y

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