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Echomorphologic and Histopathologic Characteristics of Unstable Carotid Plaques
Thomas J. Tegos, Muhammed Sohail, Michael M. Sabetai, Peter Robless, Nuzhat Akbar, Gary Pare, Gerard Stansby and Andrew N. Nicolaides
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2000, 21 (10) 1937-1944;
Thomas J. Tegos
Muhammed Sohail
Michael M. Sabetai
Peter Robless
Nuzhat Akbar
Gary Pare
Gerard Stansby

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Echomorphologic and Histopathologic Characteristics of Unstable Carotid Plaques
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