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18F-FDG PET/CT for Detecting Sarcoma of the Aorta in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis

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Tomoko Takahashi, Naoto Watanabe, Minoru Wakasa, Kouji Kajinami, and Hisao Tonami declare no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan

    Tomoko Takahashi, Naoto Watanabe & Hisao Tonami

  2. Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan

    Minoru Wakasa & Kouji Kajinami

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Takahashi, T., Watanabe, N., Wakasa, M. et al. 18F-FDG PET/CT for Detecting Sarcoma of the Aorta in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 50, 171–172 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-015-0347-z

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