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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 29, 2021 - Issue 3
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Original Article

The Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Suspected Intraocular Sarcoidosis and Tuberculosis

C. Burgera Divisions of Nuclear Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7288-6790
, MBChB, FCNP(SA), MMed (Nuclear Medicine)ORCID Icon,
J. L. Holnessa Divisions of Nuclear Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0551-058X
, MBChB, FCNP(SA), MMed (Nuclear Medicine)ORCID Icon,
D. P. Smitb Ophthalmology, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3206-8184
, FCOphth(SA), PhDORCID Icon,
S. Griffith-Richardsc Radiodiagnosis, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7031-8108
, MBChB, FCRad(Diag) (SA), MMed (Diag Rad)ORCID Icon,
C. F. N. Koegelenbergd Pulmonology, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5563-8429
, MBChB, FCP (SA), FRCP (UK), PhDORCID Icon &
A. Ellmanna Divisions of Nuclear Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2786-9294
, MBChB, MSc, MMed (Nuclear Medicine)ORCID Icon
Pages 530-536 | Received 07 Jun 2019, Accepted 22 Oct 2019, Published online: 19 Nov 2019

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