An ex vivo experiment was performed on a small segment of human femoral artery containing a large calcified plaque and several other stiff regions. The artery was obtained at autopsy and measurements were made using the compliant balloon catheter. Click on the movie pages below for further details.

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Accumulated Displacement (scanconverted) Movie (small)
Accumulated Displacement (scanconverted) Movie (BIG)
 
 



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