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Early detection of valvular calcification

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The early stages of the formation of calcific nodules in the aortic valve can be detected by two-photon excited fluorescence microscopy.

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Fig. 1: Imaging modalities for the detection of calcific aortic-valve disease.

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    Jack P. M. Andrews & Marc R. Dweck

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Andrews, J.P.M., Dweck, M.R. Early detection of valvular calcification. Nat Biomed Eng 1, 860–861 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-017-0160-3

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