The Role of -Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in the Treatment of Brain Abscess |
Park, Seong-Hyun
(Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Lee, Sang-Woo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital) Kang, Dong-Hun (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) Hwang, Jeong-Hyun (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) Sung, Joo-Kyung (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) Hwang, Sung-Kyoo (Department of Neurosurgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital) |
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