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Carotid Artery Wall Thickness Measured Using CT: Inter- and Intraobserver Agreement Analysis
  
    	
L. Saba, R. Sanfilippo, R. Montisci, J.S. Suri and G. Mallarini

  
    	
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2013,  34 (2) E13-E18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2796 

  
  
  



  


  
  



			

		

	
	
 	
	  
  

		
		

			

			  

  
      
  
  

    
  


  
  



  
      
  
  

    

  

    

  
      
  
  

    
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