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Ultrasound in free-floating thrombus of the carotid artery: the best diagnostic tool to detect this under estimated condition?

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  1. Neurology Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29100, Piacenza, Italy

    Nicola Morelli, Eugenia Rota, Lucia Mazza & Donata Guidetti

  2. Neurology Unit, Parma University, Parma, Italy

    Marco Spallazzi

  3. Radiology Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Via Taverna 49, 29100, Piacenza, Italy

    Nicola Morelli & Emanuele Michieletti

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Morelli, N., Rota, E., Spallazzi, M. et al. Ultrasound in free-floating thrombus of the carotid artery: the best diagnostic tool to detect this under estimated condition?. Acta Neurol Belg 114, 65–66 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-012-0149-3

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