Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 168-169 , April 2001

Unilateral Gallium-67 citrate uptake in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the parotid gland

  • Shung-Shung Sun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital Chunghua Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Chuan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital Chunghua Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chien Shiau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital Chunghua Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jong-Kang Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital Chunghua Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • , MD
  • Chia-Hung Kao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Show-Chwan Memorial Hospital Chunghua Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei Taiwan
    • Department of Nuclear Medicine Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Chia-Hung Kao, MD, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160 Taichung Harbor Road, Section 3, Taichung 40705, Taiwan.

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doi: 10.1053/snuc.2001.21491

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 168-169 , April 2001

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