Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Diagnosis and Assessment of Takayasu Arteritis and Ulcerative Colitis
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Yeon-Woo Choi, Sodam Jung, Tae Yang Jung, Young Hwan Kim, Dong Soo Han, So-Young Bang Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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