Could optical coherence tomography detect monosodium urate crystal deposition at artery walls? An exploratory, phantom-based study

• Javier Sánchez-Pujol,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Intensive Medicine unit, Elche General University Hospital, Elche, Alicante, Spain

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• José Valencia,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Cardiology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain

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• Juan-Miguel Ruiz-Nodar,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliations Cardiology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain, Clinical Medicine department, Miguel Hernandez University, San Juan de Alicante, Spain

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• Mariano Andrés

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mariano.andresc@umh.es

  Affiliations Clinical Medicine department, Miguel Hernandez University, San Juan de Alicante, Spain, Rheumatology Department, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-9055

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