Abstract
This study elucidates the vascular internal diameter response of coronary arterial circulation in closed-chest rats to evaluate endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilatory ability and to investigate disease mechanisms. For this study, we developed an X-ray intravital microscopy system using a microangiography technique and a synchrotron radiation source at SPring-8. An X-ray direct-conversion type detector with 7-mum spatial resolution was used for real-time imaging. Microangiographic images were stored in a digital frame memory system at a maximum rate of 30 frame/s with a 1024 x 1024-pixel, 10-bit format. In imaging experiments, the small coronary arteries were visualized after iodine contrast agent injection into the coronary artery.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS |
| Editors | N H Lovell |
| Place of Publication | USA |
| Publisher | IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 7791 - 7794 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781424441228 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2011 - Boston, United States of America Duration: 30 Aug 2011 → 3 Sept 2011 Conference number: 33rd https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/6067544/proceeding (Proceedings) |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society 2011 |
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| Abbreviated title | EMBC 2011 |
| Country/Territory | United States of America |
| City | Boston |
| Period | 30/08/11 → 3/09/11 |
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