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Salivary glands

Incidental [18F]FDG-avid focuses in parotid glands on PET/CT

Tejs Ehlers Kluga Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;b Aarhus University, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sara Hillerupa Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;b Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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André Henrique Diasc Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Lars Christian Gormsenb Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;c Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Peter Nørgaard Kristensena Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Pages 147-152 | Received 07 Feb 2024, Accepted 04 Mar 2024, Published online: 26 Mar 2024

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