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Positron emission tomography – a useful imaging technique for otolaryngology, head and neck surgery?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. P. Davis*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London.
M. N. Maisey
Affiliation:
Department of Radiological Sciences, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London.
Elfy B. Chevretton
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr J. P. Davis, F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH.
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