Noninvasive carotid elastography

Ultrasound and Carotid Bifurcation Atherosclerosis

Volumn 9781848826885, Issue , 2012, Pages 341-353

  Hansen, Hendrik H G ^a   De Korte, Chris L ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84930021276     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-688-5_20     Document Type: Chapter

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