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Figure 2 Cross-sectional intravascular ultrasound image obtained at six months follow-up illustrating the method used to examine the circumferential relationship of atheroma and neointima. The vessel is divided into quadrants with the first quadrant containing the maximum of atheroma. Lumen, external elastic membrane cross-sectional area (EEM), atheroma and neointimal areas are planimetered in each quadrant as illustrated.
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