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Figure 2 Examples of background (BG)-subtracted color-coded contrast-enhanced ultrasound images of the quadricep muscle group at increasing pulsing intervals (PI), and corresponding PI versus acoustic intensity curves in the absence of a stenosis and in the presence of a severe stenosis. Data are shown at rest (solid lines) and during contractile exercise (dashed lines). Exer = contractile exercise.
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