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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Opt. 2007 Sep–Oct;12(5):051704. doi: 10.1117/1.2799521

Fig. 6.

Fig. 6

Poor image quality due to residual blood. When blood is not completely flushed out of the vessel prior to OCT imaging, it can severely compromise resolution of relevant vascular structures. This was not an issue with our specific application since bypass grafts could be fully exsanguinated and thoroughly flushed with saline without risk of harm to the patient.