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From: Ultrasound-guided left-ventricular catheterization: a novel method of whole mouse perfusion for microimaging

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Ultrasound-guided left-ventricular catheterization of an anesthetized mouse. (a) Sketch showing the spatial relation among the mouse chest, ultrasound transducer and the IV catheter with needle. (b) Two-dimensional ultrasound image showing the left ventricle (LV), and the tip of the needle on the surface of the chest. (c) Ultrasound image showing the needle punctured through the chest into the LV chamber. (d) Ultrasound image showing the catheter in the LV chamber after the needle was pulled out.

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