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Is the effect of hyperglycemia on liver 18F-FDG standardized uptake value really clinically significant?

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  1. Medical Imaging Research Laboratory, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Av. Independência, 75, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90020-160, Brazil

    Stephan Altmayer, Matheus Zanon, Clarice Sprinz, Guilherme Watte & Bruno Hochhegger

  2. Graduate program in Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Stephan Altmayer & Bruno Hochhegger

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Altmayer, S., Zanon, M., Sprinz, C. et al. Is the effect of hyperglycemia on liver 18F-FDG standardized uptake value really clinically significant?. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 46, 1216–1217 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04288-6

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