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SUV and segmentation: pressing challenges in tumour assessment and treatment

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Lucignani, G. SUV and segmentation: pressing challenges in tumour assessment and treatment. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 36, 715–720 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-009-1085-1

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