Diagnostic usefulness of an amino acid tracer, α-[N-methyl-(11)C]-methylaminoisobutyric acid ( (11)C...
Diagnostic usefulness of an amino acid tracer, α-[N-methyl-(11)C]-methylaminoisobutyric acid ( (11)C-MeAIB), in the PET diagnosis of chest malignancies
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Nishii, Ryuichi , Higashi, Tatsuya , Kagawa, Shinya , Kishibe, Yoshihiko , Takahashi, Masaaki , Yamauchi, Hiroshi , Motoyama, Hideki , Kawakami, Kenzo , Nakaoku, Takashi , Nohara, Jun , Okamura, Misato , Watanabe, Toshiki , Nakatani, Koichi , Nagamachi, Shigeki , Tamura, Shozo , Kawai, Keiichi and Kobayashi, Masato
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Japan
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Although positron emission tomography (PET) using [(18)F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((18)F-FDG) is established as one of the first-choice imaging modalities in the diagnosis of chest malignancies, there are several problems to solve in clinical practice, such as false positive uptake in inflammatory diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate th...
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Diagnostic usefulness of an amino acid tracer, α-[N-methyl-(11)C]-methylaminoisobutyric acid ( (11)C-MeAIB), in the PET diagnosis of chest malignancies
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1468366599
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1468366599
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0914-7187
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1864-6433
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10.1007/s12149-013-0750-4
