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  • Title: Introduction to clinical positron emission tomography.
    Author: Agress H.
    Journal: N J Med; 2000 Oct; 97(10):25-30. PubMed ID: 11064564.
    Abstract:
    Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning with [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has developed over 25 years into a valuable clinical tool used mainly for the evaluation of oncology patients. The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to the basic scientific concepts of FDG-PET imaging as well as to illustrate its clinical utility.
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