Localization and Quantification of Platelet-Rich Thrombi in Large Blood Vessels With Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging
Author(s) -
Robert Flaumenhaft,
Eiichi Tanaka,
Gwenda J. Graham,
Alec M. De Grand,
Rita G. Laurence,
Kozo Hoshino,
Roger J. Hajjar,
John V. Frangioni
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.106.643908
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , fluorescence , fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy , biomedical engineering , thrombus , pathology , radiology , cardiology , optics , physics
Imaging of thrombus formation in vivo has been limited by the inability to directly visualize and measure thrombi in large blood vessels in real time. Near-infrared light, with its superior tissue penetration and reduced scatter, could potentially solve this problem.
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