The role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosis and therapeutic approach in small child with MSMD

Nuklearmedizin 2016; 55(05): N49-N51
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616496

Case report

Schattauer GmbH

The role of ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT in diagnosis and therapeutic approach in small child with MSMD

Daniela Chroustová

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, General University Hospital and 1^st Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Marketa Bloomfield

²Department of Peadiatrics, Thomayer’s Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
Jiri Beneš Jr

³Department of Radiology and Institute of Anatomy, General University Hospital and 1^st Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Jiri Trnka

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, General University Hospital and 1^st Faculty of Medicine Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

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