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Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Initially Detected by Contrast-Enhanced F-18 FDG-PET/CT

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This work was supported by Wonkwang University in 2012.

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    Dae-Weung Kim, Myoung Hyoun Kim, Woo Hyoung Kim & Chang Guhn Kim

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Kim, DW., Kim, M.H., Kim, W.H. et al. Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Initially Detected by Contrast-Enhanced F-18 FDG-PET/CT. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 47, 65–66 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-012-0177-1

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