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Caption: Hydroxyapatite crystals (pseudo-colored in purple), like those found in human breast cancer, are detected with high sensitivity using an optical contrast reagent and invisible near-infrared fluorescent light.
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Dr. John Frangioni)
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