Review Article| Volume 15, ISSUE 2, P187-195, April 2020

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET/Computed Tomography in Endocarditis

Published:January 28, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpet.2019.11.003

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