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- noun the state of being
opaque toX-rays - noun a
measure of this state
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- noun opacity to X-rays or other radiation
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Examples
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The new design provides greater strength, flexibility, radiopacity, and uniform drug distribution than the prior Taxus generations while reducing recoil and nickel content,
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
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"Medical device manufacturers have a very difficult time machining precise features in these ductile noble metals" radiopacity, resistance to corrosion, and high electrical conductivity, gold and platinum, in particular, are showing increasing utility in medical devices, including heart rhythm leads, cardiovascular stents, and guide wires used for cardiovascular procedures.
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Using the superalloy cobalt chromium (L-605) permits the thinnest strut design, and ensures optimal radiopacity and vessel support.
Medgadget 2009
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Using the superalloy cobalt chromium (L-605) permits the thinnest strut design, and ensures optimal radiopacity and vessel support.
Medgadget 2009
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-- Longer 60 cm braided outer sheath with enhanced radiopacity and reinforced pushrod to facilitate pushability and visibility in challenging aortic anatomies
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We continue the launch for a new imaging catheter iCross, and our are planning a number of additional new product launches over the next four quarters including the Apex platinum pre-dilatation balloon catheter for improved radiopacity, the [NC] Quantum Apex post-dilatation balloon catheter and [connetix] guidewires.
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- Roadrunner® PC Wire Guide with Slip-Coat Hydrophilic Coating - The PC Roadrunner wire guide is an initial access wire guide used in cases demanding enhanced control and high radiopacity.
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This alloy, coupled with an innovative new stent architecture, is designed to enable thinner struts for increased flexibility, a lower profile, and improved radial strength, recoil, and radiopacity.
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- even through especially tight and tortuous heart arteries - - without compromising other important device features, such as radial strength and radiopacity.
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