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CASE REPORT

18F-FDG PET/CT could Precisely Localize Hypermetabolic Cervical Muscles in a Patient Affected by Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia

Barbara Paghera Department of Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
, MD,
Federico Caobelli Department of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Federica Motta Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
, MD &
Raffaele Giubbini
, MD
Pages 67-70 | Received 21 Nov 2011, Accepted 07 May 2012, Published online: 29 Apr 2013

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