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Characterization of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Detection of Soft Plaque with Use of Black-Blood MR Imaging
K. Yoshida, O. Narumi, M. Chin, K. Inoue, T. Tabuchi, K. Oda, M. Nagayama, N. Egawa, M. Hojo, Y. Goto, Y. Watanabe and S. Yamagata
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2008, 29 (5) 868-874; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1015
K. Yoshida
O. Narumi
M. Chin
K. Inoue
T. Tabuchi
K. Oda
M. Nagayama
N. Egawa
M. Hojo
Y. Goto
Y. Watanabe
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Characterization of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Detection of Soft Plaque with Use of Black-Blood MR Imaging
K. Yoshida, O. Narumi, M. Chin, K. Inoue, T. Tabuchi, K. Oda, M. Nagayama, N. Egawa, M. Hojo, Y. Goto, Y. Watanabe, S. Yamagata
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2008, 29 (5) 868-874; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1015
Characterization of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Detection of Soft Plaque with Use of Black-Blood MR Imaging
K. Yoshida, O. Narumi, M. Chin, K. Inoue, T. Tabuchi, K. Oda, M. Nagayama, N. Egawa, M. Hojo, Y. Goto, Y. Watanabe, S. Yamagata
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2008, 29 (5) 868-874; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1015
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