Bone and CT Scans Are Complementary for Diagnoses of Bone Metastases in Breast Cancer When PET Scans Findings Are Equivocal: A Case Report
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Division of Radiation Therapy and Oncology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Health Management, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital / School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan Division of Nuclear Medicine and PET center, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital / School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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