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FDG and FDG-labelled leucocyte PET/CT in the imaging of prosthetic joint infection: response to Lazzeri et al

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    Sabire Yilmaz, Betül Vatankulu, Ozgül Ekmekciogu, Sait Sager & Metin Halac

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Yilmaz, S., Vatankulu, B., Ekmekciogu, O. et al. FDG and FDG-labelled leucocyte PET/CT in the imaging of prosthetic joint infection: response to Lazzeri et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 41, 1813–1814 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-014-2778-7

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