Validation of the Semiautomatic Quantification of 18F-Fluoride PET/CT Whole-Body Skeletal Tumor Burden

Ana E Brito1,2,3, Felipe Mourato1, Allan Santos3,4

  • 1Real Nuclear of Real Hospital Português de Beneficência em Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.

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