Fluorodeoxyglucose and11C-Choline positron emission tomography for distinction of metastatic plexopathy and neuritis: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Bartels, Anna L ^a   Zeebregts, Clark J ^a   Enting, Roelien H ^a   Slart, Riemer Hja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CARBON 11; CHOLINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; PREGABALIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; TRIAMCINOLONE;

AGED; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; METASTASIS; NEURITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 77953457580     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9323     Document Type: Article

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