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Somatostatin Receptor–PET/CT/MRI of Head and Neck Neuroendocrine Tumors

J.N. Rini, G. Keir, C. Caravella, A. Goenka and A.M. Franceschi
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7934
J.N. Rini
aFrom the Nuclear Medicine Division (J.N.R., G.K., C.C.), Department of Radiology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
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G. Keir
aFrom the Nuclear Medicine Division (J.N.R., G.K., C.C.), Department of Radiology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
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C. Caravella
aFrom the Nuclear Medicine Division (J.N.R., G.K., C.C.), Department of Radiology, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
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A. Goenka
bDepartment of Radiation Oncology (A.G.), Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, New York
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