Imaging inflammation in atherosclerotic lesions by radiolabeled chemotactic peptide: Would identification of vulnerable plaques become feasible?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)81353-0