Published online before print August 16, 2002, 10.1148/radiol.2251011809
(Radiology 2002;225:21.)
A more recent version of this article appeared on October 1, 2002
Vascular Inflammation and Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of the Femoropopliteal Artery: Association with Restenosis1
Martin Schillinger, MD,
Markus Exner, MD,
Wolfgang Mlekusch, MD,
Helmut Rumpold, MD,
Ramazanali Ahmadi, MD,
Schila Sabeti, MD,
Markus Haumer, MD,
Oswald Wagner, MD and
Erich Minar, MD
1 From the Departments of Angiology (M.S., R.A., S.S., M.H., E.M.) and Laboratory Medicine (M.E., W.M., H.R., O.W.), University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna General Hospital, Währinger Gürtel 18-20/6J, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Received November 9, 2001; revision requested December 17; revision received February 8, 2002; accepted April 2. Address correspondence to M.S. (e-mail: martin.schillinger@akh-wien.ac.at).

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Figure 1. Box plot indicates course of CRP levels in 172 patients after successful PTA of the femoropopliteal artery. Median, IQR, and total range are represented (see text for explanation).
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Figure 2. Box plot indicates SAA levels in 172 patients after successful PTA of the femoropopliteal artery. Median, IQR, and total range are represented (see text for explanation).
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