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Erica E Neumann1,2, Melissa Young3, Ahmet Erdemir1,2

  • 1a Department of Biomedical Engineering , Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland , OH , USA.

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
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Finite elementIVUSpatient-specificperipheral artery diseaseplaquesurface stiffness

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