Oxygen saturation in E14 mouse embryo and placenta

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In vivo high-resolution ultrasound (left) and photoacoustic (right) image of an E14 embryo and its associated placenta (on left of each image). The photoacoustic signal represents a parametric map of oxygen saturation with red values representing higher sO2. The image was acquired while the mother was breathing medical air (20% O2). Placental and embryonic anatomy can be distinguished.