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Field measurements for an intra‐arterial angioplasty device

Makin et al., 1994

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Document ID
16126727500614369699
Author
Makin I
Carr Everbach E
Publication year
Publication venue
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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Ultrasonic angioplasty devices awaiting FDA approval are being developed for the removal of atheromatous plaque in peripheral and coronary arteries [abstract, OK Colliou and EC Everbach, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 93, 2330 (1993)]. This talk presents the results of work in …
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