The anti-inflammatory mechanism of 635 nm light-emitting-diode irradiation compared with existing COX inhibitors.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Ovarian cancer remains the deadliest malignancy of the female reproductive system. The ability to identify and destroy all ovarian tumor nodules may have a termendous impact on preventing tumor recurrence, and patient survival. The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Bahmani B,Guerrero Y,Bacon D,Kundra V,Vullev VI,Anvari B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Enzyme histochemical stains of frozen sections have been used by investigators to assess thermal damage. The assessment of thermal damage to cells in lipid-rich tissues such as subcutaneous tissue and sebaceous glands can be difficult due to the quality of frozen sections of such tissues. The p...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Sherwood ME,Flotte TJ

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inflammation is a well-known consequence of surgery. Although surgical debulking of tumor is beneficial to patients, the onset of inflammation in injured tissue may impede the success of adjuvant therapies. One marker for postoperative inflammation is IL-6, which is released as a consequence of surgical injur...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Davis RW 4th,Papasavvas E,Klampatsa A,Putt M,Montaner LJ,Culligan MJ,McNulty S,Friedberg JS,Simone CB 2nd,Singhal S,Albelda SM,Cengel KA,Busch TM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined both the effect of variations in optical fiber tip and in light wavelength on laser-induced hyperthermia in rat brain. Normal rat brains were exposed to argon laser light (454-514.5 nm) delivered through an intracerebral end-emitting (bare-tipped) or a diffusion-emitting (sapphire-tipped) optical f...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Elias Z,Powers SK,Atstupenas E,Brown JT

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) offers the potential for enhanced treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) with minimal scarring. Yet, PDT has not achieved consistent long term effectiveness to gain widespread clinical acceptance for treatment of skin cancer. Therapeutic response varies between practitioners, ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Saager RB,Cuccia DJ,Saggese S,Kelly KM,Durkin AJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:It is established that both pulsed Nd:YAG (1,064 nm) and continuous diode (810 nm) dental lasers kill pathogenic bacteria (laser antisepsis), but a quantitative method for determining clinical dosimetry does not exist. The purpose of this study was to develop a method to quantify the efficacy ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Harris DM,Yessik M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first use of lasers in ophthalmology in the early 1960s, applications for the medical laser have been found in many medical specialties. Despite their increasing usefulness, lasers have been reported to induce injuries. Few studies have tried to quantify the number of injuries caused by the clinical use of l...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Rodriguez JG,Sattin RW

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Laser lithotripsy, often used during ureteronephroscopy (URNS), requires the Ho:YAG optical fiber transmit energy via total internal reflection (TIR). In critical lower pole deflections, energy may refract into the cladding causing fiber failure and scope damage. New optical fiber technology aims to have inc...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Forbes CM,Rebullar KA,Teichman JMH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Urinary incontinence is a common and distressing condition which interferes with everyday life. Patients frequently experience discomfort related to urine leakage and the subsequent need to use absorbent pads. Since the continence mechanism is primarily maintained by a proper function of pelvi...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Samuels JB,Pezzella A,Berenholz J,Alinsod R

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advantages of the laser have been extolled in the literature but, in contrast, there is a paucity of information on the hazards involved in its surgical use. Recognition and prevention of risks is a mandatory requirement. The experience by encounter is described with counsel as to the prerequisite of taking precau...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Lobraico RV

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Knowledge about optical parameters and the resultant light distribution in laser-treated tissue is important for predicting the effects of laser-induced thermotherapy of liver metastases (LITT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The absorption and scattering coefficients as well as the anisotropy factors ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Germer CT,Roggan A,Ritz JP,Isbert C,Albrecht D,Müller G,Buhr HJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Pores in the sclera are a candidate pathway for aqueous transport and therefore can be utilized to decrease the intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucomatous eyes. Since pore formation is a well-known mechanism for stress relaxation in solids, laser-induced creation of pores in cartilage increase...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Baum OI,Sobol EN,Bolshunov AV,Fedorov AA,Khomchik OV,Omelchenko AI,Shcherbakov EM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intravascular photoacoustic (IVPA) imaging is being developed to image atherosclerotic plaques, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. However, the safety of this imaging modality, which requires repeated irradiation with short laser pulses, has not yet been investigated. This study...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Sowers T,VanderLaan D,Karpiouk A,Donnelly EM,Smith E,Emelianov S

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To clarify whether epidermal thickness is of importance to the purpuric reaction from treatment with the pulsed dye laser (PDL). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifteen fairly pigmented volunteers were laser treated in two test regions of varying epidermal thicknesses: normal buttock skin a...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Haedersdal M,Bech-Thomsen N,Therkildsen P,Poulsen T,Wulf HC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the effect of Er:YAG and Nd:YAG laser on radicular dentine permeability when using distilled and deionized water and 1% NaClO as irrigating solutions. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty human maxillary canines were divided randomly into six groups. The root canals were inst...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Brugnera A Jr,Zanin F,Barbin EL,Spanó JC,Santana R,Pécora JD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Keloids have been treated with flashlamp pulsed dye lasers (PDLs) with good results. We investigated whether PDL treatments induced keloid regression by decreasing growth factor-beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) induction, thereby reducing fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition. STUDY DESIGN/MA...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kuo YR,Jeng SF,Wang FS,Chen TH,Huang HC,Chang PR,Yang KD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:As a potential therapy for malignant glioma, we tested the phthalocyanine photosensitizer Pc 4 for: (1) rapid clearance from the vasculature, (2) specificity for glioma, and (3) tumoricidal photosensitizing capability. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Parenchymal injection of U87 cells into...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： George JE 3rd,Ahmad Y,Varghai D,Li X,Berlin J,Jackowe D,Jungermann M,Wolfe MS,Lilge L,Totonchi A,Morris RL,Peterson A,Lust WD,Kenney ME,Hoppel CL,Sun J,Oleinick NL,Dean D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Phototherapy plus dynamic exercise can enhance physical performance and improve health. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) associated with high intensity resistance training (HIT) on cardiac autonomic and muscle metabolic responses in rats. STUDY ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Paolillo FR,Arena R,Dutra DB,de Cassia Marqueti Durigan R,de Araujo HS,de Souza HC,Parizotto NA,Cipriano G Jr,Chiappa G,Borghi-Silva A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA) comprises three main forms: macular, lichen, and nodular amyloidosis. The current available treatments are quite disappointing. OBJECTIVES:Assess and compare the clinical and histological changes induced by different modes of Fractional CO2 laser in treatment of PCA. PAT...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Esmat SM,Fawzi MM,Gawdat HI,Ali HS,Sayed SS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:For Asian skin, recent "non-ablative" skin rejuvenation techniques have become the focus of attention for darker complected patients. In our earlier research, we have shown that intense pulsed light (IPL) technology can be applied to Asian skin with a high degree of safety and efficacy. In thi...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Negishi K,Wakamatsu S,Kushikata N,Tezuka Y,Kotani Y,Shiba K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Wound-healing delays caused by lateral thermal damage to tissue remain a drawback of CO(2) surgical lasers. This study compares the thermal damage and wound-healing properties of a 7.5-micros pulsed CO(2) laser with scalpel and continuous wave (CW) CO(2) laser incisions. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Sanders DL,Reinisch L

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Linear birefringence is an anisotropic property of rat tail tendon, which is largely composed of collagen. Our goal is to show that the dynamic range and sensitivity of the linear birefringence loss of collagen during heating are sufficient for kinetic modeling of the reaction. STUDY DESIGN, M...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Maitland DJ,Walsh JT Jr

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Hyperhidrosis is a condition that affects a large percentage of the population and has a significant impact on peoples' lives. This report presents a technical overview of a new noninvasive, microwave-based device for creating thermolysis of sweat glands. The fundamental principles of operatio...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Johnson JE,O'Shaughnessy KF,Kim S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis are diseases characterized by skin or mucosal manifestations. In the new world, Leishmania braziliensis is the main etiological agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis, condition that may evolve to the mucocutaneous form. The therapeutic arsenal routinely empl...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Barbosa AF,Sangiorgi BB,Galdino SL,Barral-Netto M,Pitta IR,Pinheiro AL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present results of a series of laser spectroscopic measurements on in vitro samples of cardiovascular tissue. These include laser Raman scattering, Fourier transform infrared, plasma emission and fluorescence, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The results of these spectroscopic measurements are disc...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Clarke RH,Isner JM,Gauthier T,Nakagawa K,Cerio F,Hanlon E,Gaffney E,Rouse E,DeJesus S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Microwave treatment is an effective non-invasive treatment option for primary axillary hyperhidrosis (PAH), but the treatment parameters vary and no histopathological studies have been performed to validate clinical outcomes. This study investigated its efficacy and safety and histopathologica...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kaminaka C,Mikita N,Inaba Y,Kunimoto K,Okuhira H,Jinnin M,Kao B,Tanino R,Tanioka K,Shimokawa T,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Variable square pulse (VSP) Er:YAG laser should be quicker than older Er:YAG lasers. The objectives were: (1) comparison of VSP laser and mechanical handpiece efficacy for apicectomy and (2) determination of optimal pulse width/energy/frequency combination. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Grgurević J,Grgurević L,Miletić I,Karlović Z,Krmek SJ,Anić I

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optical energy-based devices, including intense pulsed light (IPL) and potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) lasers achieve reduction of pigmented and vascular lesions in a relatively similar number of treatments. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an IPL with a "KTP-like" filter emitting a ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Friedmann DP,Peterson JD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports of effects of CO2 laser energy on human fibrocartilage suggest thermal injury extends to a depth of approximately 70 microns from the target surface with power settings of 35 W and exposure times of 0.5 seconds. The present study was undertaken to look for more subtle evidence of thermal alteration of...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Whipple TL,Marotta JJ,May TC,Caspari RB,Meyers JF

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:While cryolipolysis initially received FDA clearance for fat reduction in the abdomen and flanks, there was significant interest in non-surgical fat reduction for other sites, such as the inner and outer thighs. This article reports the results of an inner thigh study which contributed to FDA ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Zelickson BD,Burns AJ,Kilmer SL

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00