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Figure 4 Representative IBS images of carotid atheroma from baseline to follow-up. (A) Carotid atheroma at pretreatment. Values of cIBS and plaque-IMT_max of this plaque are –17.8 dB and 2.05 mm, respectively. (B) The same carotid atheroma post-pravastatin therapy (6 months). Values of cIBS and plaque-IMT_max of this plaque are –14.2 dB and 2.10 mm, respectively. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.