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Radiolabelled choline and FDG PET/CT: two alternatives for the assessment of lymph node metastases in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma

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  1. Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Fabio Zattoni, Andrea Guttilla & Filiberto Zattoni

  2. Clinical and experimental Oncology and Immunology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Fabio Zattoni

  3. Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV IRCCS, Padua, Italy

    Laura Evangelista

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Zattoni, F., Evangelista, L., Guttilla, A. et al. Radiolabelled choline and FDG PET/CT: two alternatives for the assessment of lymph node metastases in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 43, 576–577 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-015-3266-4

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