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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Med Diagn. 2010 Nov 1;4(6):497–510. doi: 10.1517/17530059.2010.529127

Figure 7.

Figure 7

3D-reconstruction of a stent embedded in a PVA phantom. Individual cross sections can show the position of the stent within the vessel. (a) Ultrasound 3D reconstruction of the phantom showing the structure of the vessel. (b) Photoacoustic reconstruction of the stent structure which can be used to assess the condition of the stent. (c) Photoacoustic image of the stent overlaid with the ultrasound image of the vessel can show the position of both. (d) Cutaway image of the reconstruction, allowing for accurate assessment of the stent within the vessel. Reproduced with permission from Su JL, Wang B, Emelianov SY. Photoacoustic imaging of coronary artery stents. Opt Express 2009 Oct 26;17(22):19894–901 [97].