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Research Article

Fever of unknown origin: A retrospective study of 52 cases with evaluation of the diagnostic utility of FDG-PET/CT

Thomas Ingemann PedersenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Casper RoedDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lene Surland KnudsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Annika LoftDepartment of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Peter SkinhojDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Susanne Dam NielsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 18-23 | Received 02 Mar 2011, Accepted 03 Jul 2011, Published online: 05 Sep 2011

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