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18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis

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Freitas, A.A., Elvas, L., Silva, R. et al. 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of cardiac device-related infective endocarditis. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 28, 3093–3095 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-020-02223-z

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