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Whole body 18fluoro-l-dopa PET–CT: a useful tool for location and surgical guidance in primary carcinoid tumours

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  1. Service of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Navarra, Avenida de Pio XII, 36, 31008, Pamplona, Spain

    J. Arbizu, M. Rodriguez-Fraile, I. Dominguez-Prado, P. Garrastachu & J. A. Richter

  2. Department of General and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Navarra, Avenida de Pio XII, 36, 31008, Pamplona, Spain

    F. Rotellar

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Navarra, Liver Unit, Avenida de Pio XII, 36, 31008, Pamplona, Spain

    B. Sangro

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Arbizu, J., Rodriguez-Fraile, M., Dominguez-Prado, I. et al. Whole body 18fluoro-l-dopa PET–CT: a useful tool for location and surgical guidance in primary carcinoid tumours. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35, 1577 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-008-0801-6

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