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FDG-PET and FDG-PET/CT for Diagnosing Infection in Patients with Multiple Vascular Bypass Grafts: A Report of Two Cases

  • V.E. de Meijer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • A.W.H. van de Ven

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • P.T. den Hoed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. P.T. den Hoed, Ikazia Hospital Rotterdam, Department of Vascular Surgery, P.O. Box 5009, 3008 AA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

,Accepted 10 November 2006.

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PII: S1533-3167(06)00091-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.11.003

EJVES Extra
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