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Receptor imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumors

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  1. Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology and Oncology, “Federico II” University of Naples, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

    A. Colao & G. Lombardi

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer, Institute of Naples, Italy

    S. Lastoria

  3. Dept. Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

    D. J. Kwekkeboom, W. W. de Herder & E. P. Krenning

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Colao, A., Lastoria, S., Lombardi, G. et al. Receptor imaging in the diagnosis and treatment of pituitary tumors. J Endocrinol Invest 22, 736–737 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343636

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