European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 125-133 , February 2010

Advanced Carotid Plaque Imaging

  • L. Hermus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • G.M. van Dam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • C.J. Zeebregts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 503613382; fax: +31 503611745.

Received 18 September 2009 ,Accepted 17 November 2009.

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☆ This paper was presented at the XXIII Annual Meeting 3–6 September, 2009, European Society for Vascular Surgery, Oslo, Norway.

PII: S1078-5884(09)00589-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.020

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 125-133 , February 2010

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