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Stent enhancement techniques (static or dynamic) in my opinion are most useful to accurately visualize the position of stents and balloons relative to each other #cardiotwitter European Society of Cardiology

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Franz Go2 years ago

@escardio Is this the stent boost feature?

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Jimmy Kerrigan2 years ago

@escardio Would be nice if they could give a % stent expansion (QCA with the balloon up)

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Erwin Mulia2 years ago

@escardio Indeed sir

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