Perfusion of an amputated limb with saline and a fluorescent agent (i.e., fluorophore) administered via a dominant artery. (IMAGE)

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Perfusion of an amputated limb with saline and a fluorescent agent (i.e., fluorophore) administered via a dominant artery.

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Perfusion of an amputated limb with saline and a fluorescent agent (i.e., fluorophore) administered via a dominant artery. The saline and targeted fluorophore entered via the artery, the limb was drained through gravity, and the perfusate recycled back into the circuit.

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Bateman et al., doi 10.1117/1.JBO.28.8.082802

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