Design and performance of a localized fiber optic, near-infrared spectroscopic prototype device for the detection of the metabolic status of "ulnerable Plaque" in-vitro investigation of human carotid plaque.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Worcester Polytechnic Institute. / Keywords: vulnerable plaque; optical spectroscopy; atherosclerosis; tissue lactate; tissue pH. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-115).

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:OCLC/oai:xtcat.oclc.org:OCLCNo/57622223
Date	January 2003
Creators	Khan, Tania Nur.
Source Sets	OCLC
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Source	Link to electronic thesis.