PSMA-negative prostate cancer and the continued value of choline-PET/CT

Ian Alberts; Christos Sachpekidis; Viktor Fech; Axel Rominger; Ali Afshar-Oromieh

doi:10.1055/a-1044-1855

Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Nuklearmedizin 2020; 59(01): 33-34
DOI: 10.1055/a-1044-1855

Case Report

PSMA-negative prostate cancer and the continued value of choline-PET/CT

Ian Alberts

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Christos Sachpekidis

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Viktor Fech

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Axel Rominger

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Ali Afshar-Oromieh

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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