F-18 FDG Uptake in an Eosinophilic Liver Abscess Mimicking Hepatic Metastasis on PET/CT Images |
Sohn, Myung-Hee
(Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
Jeong, Hwan-Jeong (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) Lim, Seok-Tae (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) Kim, Dong-Wook (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) Yim, Chang-Yeol (Departments of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) |
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