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Controversies of [68Ga]Ga-FAPI-46 and 2-[18F]FDG findings in metastatic melanoma

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This study has been supported by the (1) Azerbaijan Science Foundation: AEF/BQM/Az_Türk-2/2021-3(40)-01/01/3 and 

(2) SOFIE Co, Totowa, New Jersey, USA.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Department, National Centre of Oncology, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Fuad Novruzov, Elnur Mehdi, Nuriyya Orucova & Gunay Aliyeva

  2. SOFIE Co, Totowa, New Jersey, USA

    Frank Valla

  3. Department of Endocrinology, Baku Medical Plaza, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Hidayat Mammadzada

  4. Department of Pathology, Acibadem University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Davut Shahin

  5. Department of General Surgery, National Centre of Oncology, Baku, Azerbaijan

    Jamil Aliyev

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Novruzov, F., Mehdi, E., Orucova, N. et al. Controversies of [68Ga]Ga-FAPI-46 and 2-[18F]FDG findings in metastatic melanoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 51, 609–610 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-023-06444-5

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