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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
Volume 35, 2013 - Issue 3: Traumatic Brain Injury
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Letter to the Editor

Sensitivity of intraoperative 5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence compared with PET using O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine to detect cerebral gliomas

Pages 329-330 | Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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