Echolucency of carotid plaques correlates with plaque cellularity
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18FDG PET and ultrasound echolucency in carotid artery plaques.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1078-5884
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1907