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False positive 18F-FDG PET/CT due to gynaecomastia

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    R. Ramtahalsing, R. F. A. Vliegen & R. G. H. Beets-Tan

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    A. I. J. Arens & G. J. J. Teule

  3. Department of Radiotherapy (MAASTRO), University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    P. L. A. van den Ende

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Ramtahalsing, R., Arens, A.I.J., Vliegen, R.F.A. et al. False positive 18F-FDG PET/CT due to gynaecomastia. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34, 614 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-006-0263-7

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