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An 18F-FDG-PET maximum standardized uptake value > 10 represents a novel valid marker for discerning Richter’s Syndrome

Anne-Sophie MichalletDepartment of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France, Correspondence[email protected]
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Pierre SesquesDepartment of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France,
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Kari G. RabeMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Emmanuel IttiCentre Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospitalier Henri Mondor, Créteil, France;
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Jérémy TordotDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France;
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Christelle Tychyj-PinelDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France;
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Lucile BaseggioDepartment of Biological Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France;
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Fabien SubtilDepartment of Biostatistics, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France;
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Gilles SallesDepartment of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France, ;Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Sud Charles Mérieux, Université de Lyon, Pierre Bénite, France
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Jehan M. DupuisLymphoid Malignancies Unit, Centre Hospitalier Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Michael J. ConteMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA;
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Pages 1474-1477 | Received 06 Mar 2015, Accepted 20 Sep 2015, Published online: 19 Apr 2016

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