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18Fluorocholine PET/CT in parathyroid carcinoma: a new tool for disease staging?

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Deandreis, D., Terroir, M., Al Ghuzlan, A. et al. 18Fluorocholine PET/CT in parathyroid carcinoma: a new tool for disease staging?. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 42, 1941–1942 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-015-3130-6

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