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  1. MR and PET/CT Center Bremen-Mitte, St.-Juergen-Str. 1, 28177, Bremen, Germany

    Christiane Franzius & Kai Uwe Juergens

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany

    Christiane Franzius

  3. Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany

    Kai Uwe Juergens

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Franzius, C., Juergens, K.U. PET/CT in paediatric oncology: indications and pitfalls. Pediatr Radiol 39 (Suppl 3), 446–449 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-009-1175-z

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