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False-negative thyroglobulin measurement in recurrent/metastatic thyroid carcinomas

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Via Ospedale 12, CH-65 6500, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Luca Giovanella

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Giovanella, L. False-negative thyroglobulin measurement in recurrent/metastatic thyroid carcinomas. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36, 326–327 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-008-1005-9

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