In minimally invasive medicine, a stent is used to keep open an arterie or another hollow structure of the human body. The surface structure is of great importance.
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The surface roughness of the stent is quite high: 440nm for a 20µm large image. Thus, the images can not be compared with those published in the technical note of molecular profiles. Nevertheless, a contrast difference in the phase image can be clearly identified
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