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Detection of Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas After Radiotherapy with Technetium-99m Tetrofosmin Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Patients with Indeterminate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Yih C. Weng Department of Radiation Oncology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
, M.D.,,
Ruoh F. Yen Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
, M.D.,,
Ming H. Tsai Departments of Otolaryngology and, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
, M.D.,,
Jhi J. Wang Department of Medical Research, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
, M.D.,,
Shung T. Ho School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
, M.D., &
Chia H. Kao Nuclear Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
, M.D.
Pages 695-700 | Published online: 10 Aug 2003

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