Lesion width as a discriminator of plaque characteristics

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 124-129

  Ricotta, J J ^a   Schenck, E A ^b   Hassett, J M ^a   Deweese, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid atheroma; pathologic analysis; plaque characteristics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029968897     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400203     Document Type: Article

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