Annovazzi, Alessio http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4887-7982
Ferraresi, Virginia
Anelli, Vincenzo
Covello, Renato
Vari, Sabrina
Zoccali, Carmine
Biagini, Roberto
Sciuto, Rosa
Article History
Received: 7 January 2021
Revised: 10 February 2021
Accepted: 25 February 2021
First Online: 13 March 2021
Declarations
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Dr Alessio Annovazzi.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: Two of the authors have significant statistical expertise.
: Due to the retrospective design of the study, a formal consent was not required; however, all patients enclosed in the analysis gave permission to use their data in anonymous and aggregate form for research activities, at the time of [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG PET/CT scan
: The study has been approved by the local institutional ethics committee (prot. no. RS1362/20-2372) and it has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards.
: • retrospective• diagnostic study• performed at one institution