International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 332-336 , April 2006

PET/CT in the evaluation of patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck

  • E. Goshen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Elinor Goshen, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel. Tel: +972 3 5302524; Fax: +972 3 5302075.
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  • T. Davidson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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  • R. Yahalom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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  • Y.P. Talmi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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  • S.T. Zwas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

,Accepted 3 August 2005.

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PII: S0901-5027(05)00271-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2005.08.003

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 332-336 , April 2006

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