Imaging Atherosclerosis with a Camera Inside Blood Vessels
April 11, 2017 | Terry Sharrer
Atherosclerosis—the accumulation of plaque in blood vessels, “hardening” them—is a major cause of cardiovascular disease in the heart and brain. Being able to detect that plaque, either before a major event occurs or to monitor medications—is the aim of a scanning fiber endoscope researchers at the University of Washington and University of Michigan have developed. A fiber optic line from the camera inside a blood vessel to a laser device outside the body allows imaging in red, green and blue without any contrast agents. MORE
Image Credit: University of Washington and MedGadget.com