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Qualitative and Quantitative Performance of 18F-FDG-PET/MRI versus 18F-FDG-PET/CT in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

S. Partovi, A. Kohan, J.L. Vercher-Conejero, C. Rubbert, S. Margevicius, M.D. Schluchter, C. Gaeta, P. Faulhaber and M.R. Robbin
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2014, 35 (10) 1970-1975; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3993
S. Partovi
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.P., A.K., J.L.V.-C., C.R., C.G., P.F., M.R.R.), University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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A. Kohan
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.P., A.K., J.L.V.-C., C.R., C.G., P.F., M.R.R.), University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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J.L. Vercher-Conejero
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.P., A.K., J.L.V.-C., C.R., C.G., P.F., M.R.R.), University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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C. Rubbert
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.P., A.K., J.L.V.-C., C.R., C.G., P.F., M.R.R.), University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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S. Margevicius
bDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (S.M., M.D.S.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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M.D. Schluchter
bDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology (S.M., M.D.S.), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
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C. Gaeta
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.P., A.K., J.L.V.-C., C.R., C.G., P.F., M.R.R.), University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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P. Faulhaber
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.P., A.K., J.L.V.-C., C.R., C.G., P.F., M.R.R.), University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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M.R. Robbin
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.P., A.K., J.L.V.-C., C.R., C.G., P.F., M.R.R.), University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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S. Partovi, A. Kohan, J.L. Vercher-Conejero, C. Rubbert, S. Margevicius, M.D. Schluchter, C. Gaeta, P. Faulhaber, M.R. Robbin
Qualitative and Quantitative Performance of 18F-FDG-PET/MRI versus 18F-FDG-PET/CT in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2014, 35 (10) 1970-1975; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3993

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