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Is PET/CT necessary in paediatric oncology?

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Franzius, C., Juergens, K.U. & Schober, O. Is PET/CT necessary in paediatric oncology?. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 33, 960–965 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-006-0114-6

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