MEMS thermal sensor detects pre-atherosclerotic lesions
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 12:31
in Physics & Chemistry
A new study published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering shows that a MEMS thermal sensor deployed by an angiogram catheter can detect the earliest stages of atherosclerosis. The MEMS thermal sensor used convective heat transfer to detect pre-atherosclerotic regions of arteries that otherwise showed no clinical signs of atherosclerosis.