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. 2020 May 15;10:8029. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-64900-w

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Fluoroscopy of the micro-EMB device inside the left ventricle (LV), assessed from lateral (Lat) and posterioanterior (PA) views. Various areas of the anterior, septal, posterior and lateral ventricle wall can be sampled (a,b). (b) is magnified in panel (c) where the guide catheter (GC), housing the micro-catheter (MC), the flange of the micro-bioptome (F), and the device tip (DT) is seen (n = 6 animals). (d) Distribution of scores for all biopsy attempts (n = 157, n = 6 animals). Scores were visually assessed by microscopy upon retraction, using a subjective scale ranging from 0 (no sample) to 4 (large protruding sample). There was no difference in RNA-seq quality or overall gene expression signature between samples with a score of 2–4 (dark grey). Samples with a score of 0 or 1 were considered as failures (light grey).