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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.
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