FDG PET/CT for the evaluation of normal thymus, lymphoma recurrence, and mediastinal lymphoma in pediatric patients

Radiology

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 918-919

  Priola, Adriano M ^a   Veltri, Andrea ^a   Priola, Sandro M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LETTER; LYMPHOMA; MEDIASTINUM LYMPHOMA; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THYMUS; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; THYMUS GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84865444975     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.12120724     Document Type: Letter

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