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Figure 5 Difference between the atherosclerotic plaque and the proximal vessel wall (Tl) at baseline, during complete occlusion of flow, and after balloon deflation only in lesions in which no thermal heterogeneity (Tl <0.05°C) was detected at baseline. 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 Tl.