MEMS Sensors Probe Plaque (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

MEMS Sensors Probe Plaque

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The experimental setup. The probe seen scans plaque samples taken from rabbits fed a fatty diet (upper left) and can distinguish stable and unstable versions. It could theoretically go into an angiogram catheter.

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USC Viterbi School of Engineering

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