Researchers used photoacoustic microscopy to image stents through skin. They were able to visualize stents with fractures and compression and other clinical scenarios such as overlapped stents or ...

A. Conventional HIR image and B. conventional DLR image show blurred appearance of proximal aspect of stent (arrow). C. Subtraction HIR image and D. subtraction DLR image show discrete region of ...

Those flimsy, wallet-sized pieces of paper that detail the type, size, and location of the stent implanted? After roughly 4 years after device implantation, just under half of patients still carry ...

In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults. Vascular stents are vital medical devices that are used to ensure patients increase their life expectancy and lead ...

Cardiac stents have transformed the landscape of cardiovascular medicine, providing a less invasive and highly effective means to treat coronary artery disease. What is a stent? A cardiac stent is a ...