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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2007) 4, 121-122
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0786  

Volumetric optical microscopy prototype shows promise for optical biopsy in vivo

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Wide-field optical biopsy could enable the identification of vulnerable plaques in vivo before rupture. Now, Yun et al. have developed a minimally invasive fiberoptic imaging technique—optical frequency-domain imaging (OFDI)—that can access remote locations within the body and rapidly capture high-resolution, cross-sectional images.

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