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Representative image of the CCA with periadventitial and luminal contours outlined at end-diastole (blue) and peak-systole (red). The figure is a composite of two superimposed images, one obtained at peak-systole and the other at end-diastole. The figure demonstrates the increase in the arterial diameter and decrease in wall thickness as the artery transitions from end-diastole to peak-systole.
