False-Positive Hypermetabolic Lesions on Post-Treatment PET-CT after Influenza Vaccination
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Kim, Jeong-Eun
(Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Eun-Kyoung (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Dae-Ho (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Sang-We (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Suh, Cheol-Won (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Jung-Shin (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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