A Case of Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Mimicking Pulmonary Embolism: Role of PET/CT for Differential Diagnosis
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Lim, Sang-Soo
(Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University)
Hong, Koo-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) Shin, Jae-Min (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) Kim, Youn Seup (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) Jee, Young Koo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) Myoung, Na Hye (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dankook University) Park, Seok Gun (Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) Park, Jae Seuk (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) |
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