Is the presence of diffuse gastric hypermetabolism enough to exclude a gastric tumour?

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Is the presence of diffuse gastric hypermetabolism enough to exclude a gastric tumour?

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Is the presence of diffuse gastric hypermetabolism enough to exclude a gastric tumour?

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