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PET, CT and MRI characterisation of the atherosclerotic plaque

Authors: Giovanni Lucignani, Michael Schäfers

Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Issue 12/2010

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Title: PET, CT and MRI characterisation of the atherosclerotic plaque
Authors: Giovanni Lucignani
Michael Schäfers
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Issue 12/2010
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Electronic ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-010-1634-7

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PET, CT and MRI characterisation of the atherosclerotic plaque

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