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Figure 3 Difference between the proximal vessel wall temperature and the maximal temperature during complete flow interruption and after balloon deflation (Tp) (left) and difference of temperature (T) between the atherosclerotic plaque and the proximal vessel wall (Tl) at baseline, during complete occlusion of flow, and after balloon deflation (right). The bottom of the box represents the first quartile; the top of the box represents the third quartile, and the line in the box represents the median value of Tp or Tl. The broken vertical line differentiates the measurement for Tp and Tl.