Pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking neoplasm in terms of uptake PET/CT
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Pulmonary cryptococcosis mimicking neoplasm in terms of uptake PET/CT
1. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Mailing address: Dra. Karina de Souza Giassi. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Avenida Doutor Arnaldo, 455, Pacaembu. São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 01246-903. E-mail: [email protected]. All 20 reports were reviewed and defined as follows: “not described”—when features of EFN were overlooked; “desc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiologia Brasileira
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1678-7099,0100-3984
DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2016.0121