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SUBMITTER: Zhang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6110758 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20180827 1
Pathologic microvasculature plays a crucial role in innumerable diseases causing death and major organ impairment. A major clinical challenge is the development of selective therapies to remove these diseased microvessels without damaging surrounding tissue. This report describes our development of novel photo-mediated ultrasound therapy (PUT) technology for precisely removing choroidal blood vessels in the eye. PUT selectively removes microvessels by concurrently applying nanosecond laser pulse ...[more]