Tc-99m-HMPAO-Labeled Leukocyte SPECT/CT in Pediatrics: Detecting Candida albicans Tricuspid Endocarditis.

Nucl Med Mol Imaging

Nuclear Medicine Department, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center and Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France ; QuantIF-LITIS (EA[Equipe d'Accueil] 4108), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rouen, Rouen, France.

Published: December 2015

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