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Original Research

The Application of MEVEC 3D Doppler Ultrasound Technique for a New Classification of Morpho-Functional Phenotypes in Lower Limbs Venous Diseases

Aldo Innocente Galeandro1 Unit of Technological Medical Research of the Parco Scientifico-Tecnologico, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Cristina Galeandro2 Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Pietro Scicchitano3 Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Rosanna Clima4 BROWSer S.r.l. - Bioinformatics Resource for Omics Wide Services, Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Biotecnologie e Biofarmaceutica, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Ilenia Annunziata Ritacco5 Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Massimiliano Dellisanti Fabiano Vilardi1 Unit of Technological Medical Research of the Parco Scientifico-Tecnologico, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Egidio Di Ponzio1 Unit of Technological Medical Research of the Parco Scientifico-Tecnologico, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Annamaria Annichiarico1 Unit of Technological Medical Research of the Parco Scientifico-Tecnologico, University of Bari “A. Moro”, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Francesco Ciciarello6 Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Geriatric and Morphologic Sciences of “Umberto I” Polyclinic of Rome, “Sapienza” University, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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Vincenzo Contursi7 Italian Society for Interdisciplinary Primary Care, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Angelika Elzbieta Wegierska3 Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyView further author information
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Marco Matteo Ciccone3 Section of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-4228View further author information
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Pages 81-87 | Published online: 26 Feb 2022

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