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- Långström, Bengt, et al.
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[Positron emission tomography in oncology--an introduction]
- 1998
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Ingår i: Nordisk Medicin. - 0029-1420. ; 113:9, s. 299-300
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Positron emission tomography has developed very much since the start in the late 1970s, especially with the development of new labelling procedures for PET-tracers. With the development of whole body imaging and the discovery that 18F-FDG allows a high sensitivity for the detection of soft tissue tumors, the clinical use has increased remarkably. The cost-effectiveness of this modality, when properly used, has been demonstrated and 18F-FDG-PET should be considered as an early alternative in patient evaluation.
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