Non-invasive MR imaging of inflammation in a patient with both asymptomatic carotid atheroma and an abdominal aortic aneurysm: A case report

Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Howarth, Simon P S ^a   Tang, Tjun Y ^a   Graves, Martin J ^a   King Im, Jean Marie ^a   Li, Zhi Yong ^a   Walsh, Stewart R ^a   Gaunt, Michael E ^a   Gillard, Jonathan H ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1186/1750-1164-1-4     Document Type: Article

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