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Fig. 3 | BMC Surgery

Fig. 3

From: Safety and effectiveness of a novel generator algorithm for bipolar vessel sealing: a randomised controlled chronic animal study

Fig. 3

Histological section of a typical thermally sealed artery stained with MTC: The sealing site (S, upper right) shows the bright red colour of denatured collagen. The invagination of the media (I) and a thrombus (TH) can be seen. The transition zone (TZ) between denatured and unaffected arterial structures is characterised by a broad transmural zone of intra- and extracellular vacuolisation

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