Molecular imaging of atheroslerotic plaque with nuclear medicine techniques (Review)
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Molecular Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1107-3756,1791-244X
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.22.1.3