Full Mouse Body Scan (IMAGE)

Duke University

Full Mouse Body Scan

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Photoacoustic imaging uses light to induce cells to emit ultrasound waves. Advances in the technology now allow it to scan entire cross-sections of a live mouse in real time for an entire body view in under a minute.

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Junjie Yao & Kara Manke, Duke University

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