Hydroxyapatite Crystals (IMAGE)

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Hydroxyapatite Crystals

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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.

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(Photo courtesy of Dr. John Frangioni)

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