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[68Ga]Gallium-labelled PSMA ligand as superior PET tracer for the diagnosis of prostate cancer: comparison with 18F-FECH

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    A. Afshar-Oromieh, U. Haberkorn & CM. Zechmann

  2. Department of Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany

    M. Eder & M. Eisenhut

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Afshar-Oromieh, A., Haberkorn, U., Eder, M. et al. [68Ga]Gallium-labelled PSMA ligand as superior PET tracer for the diagnosis of prostate cancer: comparison with 18F-FECH. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 39, 1085–1086 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-012-2069-0

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