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Use of positron emission tomography-computed tomography in the management of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma.
Leukemia & lymphoma - 1 Sept 2014
Conte Michael J, Bowen Deborah A, Wiseman Gregory A, Rabe Kari G, Slager Susan L, Schwager Susan M, Call Timothy G, Viswanatha David S, Zent Clive S
Abstract excerpt
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) cells typically have low 2-deoxy-2-[(18)F]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) avidity, and patients with CLL have an increased risk of developing FDG-avid aggressive lymphomas, second malignancies and infections. We hypothesized that FDG positron e...
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