Instrument schematic and stent images (IMAGE)

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Instrument schematic and stent images

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Researchers used photoacoustic microscopy to image stents through skin. They were able to visualize stents with fractures and compression and other clinical scenarios such as overlapped stents or conditions mimicking lipid deposition.

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Myeongsu Seong, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

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