AFM Characterization of the Internal Mammary Artery as a Novel Target for Arterial Stiffening

Figure 5

Example images showing the hydrated media (a) topography, (b) DMT modulus map, (c) histogram showing the elastic modulus distribution and for the dehydrated media, (d) topography, (e) DMT modulus map, and (f) histogram showing the elastic modulus distribution and for the dehydrated media mapping of topography. All images are for patient 627.

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