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A case of Fahr’s disease examined by multi-modal imaging

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Ferdinando Calabria, Gabriele Ciccariello, Carmela Falcone, Giuseppe Lucio Cascini, and Orazio Schillaci each declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Neuroimaging Research Unit, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, Italian National Research Council, IBFM-CNR, Viale Europa, Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy

    Ferdinando Calabria & Giuseppe Lucio Cascini

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy

    Gabriele Ciccariello & Orazio Schillaci

  3. Department of Radiology, Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Carmela Falcone

  4. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Unit, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy

    Giuseppe Lucio Cascini

  5. Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy

    Orazio Schillaci

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Calabria, F., Ciccariello, G., Falcone, C. et al. A case of Fahr’s disease examined by multi-modal imaging. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 42, 2098–2099 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-015-3162-y

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