Assessment of mechanical properties of arterial calcium deposition

Transactions of Famena

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 49-56

  Kot, Marcin ^a   Kobielarz, Magdalena ^b,c   Maksymowicz, Krzysztof ^c,d  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c REGIONAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^d WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Calcium deposits; Instrumental indentation; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054939940     PISSN: 13331124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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