European Journal of Radiology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 241-248 , February 2010

18F-FDG-PET/CT of orofacial tumors, a value of whole-body imaging approach

  • Jiří Ferda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic.
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  • Eva Ferdová

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Jan Záhlava

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Jiří Walter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Stomatosurgery, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Petr Mukenšnabl

      Affiliations

    • šiklǐs Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Ondřej Daum

      Affiliations

    • šiklǐs Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic
    • ,
  • Boris Kreuzberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Plzen and Medical Faculty Plzen, Alej Svobody 80, 306 40 Plzeň, Czech Republic

Received 21 July 2008 ,Revised 28 September 2008 ,Accepted 28 October 2008.

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PII: S0720-048X(08)00588-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.10.036

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 241-248 , February 2010

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