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Both [68Ga]Ga-FAPI and [18F]FDG PET/CT missed bone metastasis in a patient with breast cancer

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This study was funded in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 81971651. Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province 2019J01454, 2020J05249. Fujian Provincial Health Commission Science and Technology and Programme 2020GGA045. Fujian Provincial Health and Family Planning Youth Scientific Research Project (2018–2-21).

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  1. Shan Zheng and Yun Chen contributed equally to the writing of this article.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, Fujian Province, China

    Shan Zheng, Yun Chen, Shaobo Yao & Weibing Miao

  2. Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, Fujian Province, China

    Youzhi Zhu

  3. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Cancer, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, Fujian Province, China

    Shaobo Yao & Weibing Miao

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Zheng, S., Chen, Y., Zhu, Y. et al. Both [68Ga]Ga-FAPI and [18F]FDG PET/CT missed bone metastasis in a patient with breast cancer. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 48, 4519–4520 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-021-05453-6

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