Role of Whole Body FDG-PET in the Diagnosis of Hidden Distant Metastasis before Liver Transplantation in Patients with Primary Liver Cancer
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Lee, Won-Woo
(Department of Nuclear Medicine Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center)
Ryu, Jin-Sook (Department of Nuclear Medicine Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Yang, You-Jung (Department of Nuclear Medicine Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Kim, Jae-Seung (Department of Nuclear Medicine Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Yeo, Jeong-Seok (Department of Nuclear Medicine Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Moon, Dae-Hyuk (Department of Nuclear Medicine Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) Lee, Sung-Gyu (Department of Surgery, Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center) |
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