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SUBMITTER: Sun CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5834502 | biostudies-other | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Sun Chi-Kuang CK Chen Hui-Yuan HY Tseng Tzu-Fang TF You Borwen B Wei Ming-Liang ML Lu Ja-Yu JY Chang Ya-Lei YL Tseng Wan-Ling WL Wang Tzung-Dau TD
Scientific reports 20180302 1
Atherosclerotic plaque rupture or erosion and subsequent development of platelet-containing thrombus formation is the fundamental cause of cardiovascular disease, which is the most common cause of death and disability worldwide. Here we show the high sensitivity of 200-270 GHz T-ray to distinguish thrombus formation at its early stage from uncoagulated blood. A clinical observational study was conducted to longitudinally monitor the T-ray absorption constant of ex-vivo human blood during the thr ...[more]