Technology Gives 3-D View Of Human Coronary Arteries

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 11:35 in Physics & Chemistry

For the first time researchers are getting a detailed look at the interior of human coronary arteries, using an optical imaging technique developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. In their report in the journal JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, the research team describes how optical frequency-domain imaging gives 3-D, microscopic views of significant segments of patients' coronary arteries, visualizing areas of inflammation and plaque deposits.

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