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Could choline PET play a role in malignancies other than prostate cancer?

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Policlinico S. Orsola Malpigli, Bologna University, Bologna, Italy

    Cristina Nanni & Stefano Fanti

  2. Nuclear Medicine Service, PET Unit, ‘S. Maria della Misericordia’ Hospital,Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV)-IRCCS, Viale Tre Martiri, 140, 45100, Rovigo, Italy

    Domenico Rubello

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Nanni, C., Rubello, D. & Fanti, S. Could choline PET play a role in malignancies other than prostate cancer?. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35, 216–218 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-007-0591-2

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