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    Giorgio Treglia

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Treglia, G. Comment on “Incidental focal hypermetabolic colorectal lesions identified by positron emission tomography: prevalence of malignancy”. Abdom Imaging 36, 489–490 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-011-9747-4

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