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18F-FDG PET versus PET/CT as a diagnostic procedure for clinical suspicion of large vessel vasculitis

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

    Hans Balink

  2. Department of Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

    Pieternella M. Houtman

  3. Department of Radiology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

    James Collins

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Balink, H., Houtman, P.M. & Collins, J. 18F-FDG PET versus PET/CT as a diagnostic procedure for clinical suspicion of large vessel vasculitis. Clin Rheumatol 30, 1139–1141 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-011-1797-z

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