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MRI- and CT-derived carotid plaque characteristics and stroke: Insights from the ANTIQUE study

David Pakizer1, David Netuka2, Tomáš Hrbáč3, Jiří Vrána4, František Charvát4, Tomáš Jonszta5, Petra Kešnerová6, Roman Herzig78, Tomáš Heryán1, Kateřina Langová9, David Školoudík1

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