Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 659-661 , August 2010

FDG PET/CT imaging in granulomatous changes secondary to breast silicone injection

  • L. Ho

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  • J. Seto

,Revised 11 February 2010 ,Accepted 16 February 2010.

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PII: S0009-9260(10)00112-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.02.011

Clinical Radiology
Volume 65, Issue 8 , Pages 659-661 , August 2010

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