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Determining the temperature distribution of swine aorta with simulated atheromatous plaque under pulsed laser irradiation: an experimental attempt to detect the vulnerability of atherosclerosis

Takemi Matsui, Tsunenori Arai, Kouji Matsumura, Toshiaki Ishizuka, Kousuke Hagisawa, Bonpej Takase, Shunichi Sato, Minoru Suzuki, Makoto Kikuchi, Akira Kurita National Defense Medical College, {Research Institute, Division of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Medical Engineering,; Research Institute, Division of Biomedical Information Sciences, 3 2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Japan, Kiryu Junior College, School of Nursing, Kasakake, Kiryu, Japan
Pages 181-184 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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