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Active ulcerative colitis diagnosed by 18F-FDG PET/CT in an anti-TNF alpha treated patient with no visible luminal lesions on colonoscopy

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    Peter Parbo & Lars Christian Gormsen

  2. Department of Histopathology, Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000, Aarhus C, Denmark

    Katrine Stribolt

  3. Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark

    Charlotte Siggaard Rittig

  4. Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Center, Skejby, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark

    Lars Christian Gormsen

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Parbo, P., Stribolt, K., Rittig, C.S. et al. Active ulcerative colitis diagnosed by 18F-FDG PET/CT in an anti-TNF alpha treated patient with no visible luminal lesions on colonoscopy. Int J Colorectal Dis 29, 643–644 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-014-1840-z

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