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A. Vessel cross-sectional view; B, D. Magnified parts with media (white arrows); C, E. Corresponding frames with lumen (inner green contour), internal elastic lamina (middle green contour) and external elastic lamina (outer white contour) contours. The area between the lumen and the internal elastic lamina is the intima area, whereas the area between the internal and external lamina is the media area.
