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Basu, S., Alavi, A. Partial volume correction of standardized uptake values and the dual time point in FDG-PET imaging: should these be routinely employed in assessing patients with cancer?. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 34, 1527–1529 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-007-0467-5
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