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Factors influencing the sensitivity of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the detection of infective endocarditis

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

    Giorgio Treglia

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy

    Francesco Bertagna

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Treglia, G., Bertagna, F. Factors influencing the sensitivity of 18F-FDG PET/CT in the detection of infective endocarditis. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 40, 1112–1113 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-013-2422-y

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