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Determinants of Carotid Plaque Instability: Echoicity versus Heterogeneity

Thomas Tegos, P. Stavropoulos, Michael Sabetai, P Khodabakhsh, Antonio Sassano, Andrew Nicolaides

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery · 2001 · 64 citations · 25 references

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