Pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma: Imaging findings on CT and FDG PET/CT

European Journal of Radiology Extra

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Schijf, Laura Joyce ^a,b   Adriaensen, Miraude Emmanuela Antoinette Petra Maria ^a   Klerk, Johannes Martinus Hubertus de ^a   Baarslag, Henk Jan ^a   Heggelman, Bernardus Gerardus Franciscus ^a   Prokop, Cornelia Maria Schaefer ^a,b  

^a MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

18F FDG; Computerized tomography; Diagnostic imaging; Mesothelioma; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349129090     PISSN: 15714675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrex.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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