Positron emission tomography with f18-fluorodeoxyglucose in the staging and preoperative evaluation of malignant pleural mesothelioma
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2000.106529