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Intravascular Radiation and Stenting: Absence of Efficacy on Intimal Proliferation in a Rabbit Model

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Busseuil, D., Zeller, M., Cottin, Y. et al. Intravascular Radiation and Stenting: Absence of Efficacy on Intimal Proliferation in a Rabbit Model. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 14, 695–697 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007835519217

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