Functional efficacy of glatiramer acetate treatment for laser-induced retinal damage in rats.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Concerning current clinical practice, laser-assisted lipoplasty is still secondary to other procedures. In order to evaluate effects of thermal interaction with fatty-tissue, a near infrared diode laser was examined under reproducible conditions. METHODS:Based on optical spectroscopy of fatty-...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： O'Dey Dm,Prescher A,Poprawe R,Gaus S,Stanzel S,Pallua N

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used as a therapeutic alternative to treat periodontitis, especially in challenging sites that require additional periodontal therapy such as residual pockets. The aim of this split-mouth randomized trial was to evaluate the microbiological and clinical effec...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Corrêa MG,Oliveira DH,Saraceni CH,Ribeiro FV,Pimentel SP,Cirano FR,Casarin RC

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of cerebral tumors (four deep-seated sovratentorial gliomas located in motor area, occipital region, parietal region and frontal region; one deep-seated cystic cerebellar spongioblastoma; one sphenoidal wing meningioma, and one spinal cord intradural tumor) were simultaneously irradiated in the same area w...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Fasano VA,Benech F,Ponzio RM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects on disruption of hair growth of the non-coherent filtered flashlamp intense pulsed light (IPL) source. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-eight sites on 23 patients with Fitzpatrick type I-III were enrolled using a single treatment IPL followed for three months post-treatment...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Weiss RA,Weiss MA,Marwaha S,Harrington AC

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Patients with malignant obstructive airway lesions often present with total or segmental atelectasis of lung. In spite of prompt initiation of palliative external radiation alone, some patients were unable to complete the planned course of radiation therapy. Since May 1983, 17 patients with malignant obstructive endob...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Jain PR,Dedhia HV,Lapp NL,Thompson AB,Frich JC Jr

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pulsed dye laser (wavelength 504 nm, pulse duration 1 microsecond) is widely used for fragmenting urinary and biliary calculi. In this study, the performance of this laser was compared with pulsed dye lasers producing pulse durations of 8 and 20 microseconds. Fragmentation thresholds and fragmentation rates were m...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Bhatta KM,Nishioka NS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Laser soldering of tissues is based on the application of a biological solder on the approximated edges of a cut. Our goal was to use laser soldering for sealing cuts in skin under temperature feedback control and compare the results with ones obtained using standard sutures. STUDY DESIGN/MATE...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Simhon D,Ravid A,Halpern M,Cilesiz I,Brosh T,Kariv N,Leviav A,Katzir A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To investigate the morphology of cementum and root dentin after Er:YAG laser irradiation with and without water coolant, compared to that after CO(2) laser irradiation and an untreated surface. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten extracted healthy human teeth were used. Er:YAG and CO(2) la...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Sasaki KM,Aoki A,Ichinose S,Ishikawa I

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute or emergency treatment of traumatic tattoos has been based on the principles of immediate and thorough removal of all particles. The delayed treatment of traumatic tattoos has classically been with overgrafting or dermabrasion. We developed an animal model for traumatic tattoos. Two levels of wounds were mad...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Sunde D,Apfelberg DB,Sergott T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Low-intensity laser irradiation (LILI) has been used to modulate a variety of biological processes, including diabetic wound healing. The mechanism of action is thought to exist primarily with the mitochondria. This study aimed to determine the effect of irradiation on normal, diabetic, and isc...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Houreld NN,Masha RT,Abrahamse H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photochemical internalization (PCI) is a method for intracellular delivery of hydrophilic macromolecular drugs with intracellular targets as well as other drugs with limited ability to penetrate cellular membranes. Such drugs enter cells by means of endocytosis and are to a large extent degraded by hydrolytic enzymes ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Weyergang A,Selbo PK,Berstad ME,Bostad M,Berg K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Femtosecond (fs) Laser Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (fs-LIMS) on colon tissues are described and investigated using ionization/fragmentation processes in details to present a new application in this study. Linear Time of Flight (L-TOF) mass analyzer was utilized to investigate paraffin-embedded human tissue ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Gündoğdu Y,Alptekin H,Karabağlı P,Şahin M,Kilic HŞ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an optically shielded fiber optic laser catheter, the amount of gas produced when firing an argon ion laser into 0.9% saline solution or blood alone and into atheromatous aorta in either a blood or 0.9% saline medium was quantitated. Energies from 0.25 to 4 joules (J) were used at powers of 2, 5, and 8 W. We fou...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Davis GS,Bott-Silverman C,Goormastic M,Gerrity RG,Kittrell C,Feld M,Kramer JR

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Various yellow light lasers have been used over the past decade in an attempt to eradicate facial telangiectasia. Based on their power output, spot size, and pulsing characteristics, these lasers belong to one of two categories that exist at either end of a spectrum--high power, short pulse, an...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： McCoy SE

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the use of a pulsed argon laser to perform iridotomies in 87 patients. Diagnosis include: primary angle closure glaucoma, narrow angle in the fellow eye of patients with primary angle glaucoma, pupillary block, and after incomplete surgical iridectomies. Laser iridotomy was achieved in 79% of pati...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Schwartz LW,Spaeth GL

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to evaluate the influence of Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation associated with different final irrigation protocols on the bond strength of epoxy resin-based root canal sealer to root dentin, on the dentin/filling material interface and in the temperature variation during irradiation. METHODOLOGY:Nine...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Franceschini KA,Silva-Sousa YT,Lopes FC,Pereira RD,Palma-Dibb RG,de Sousa-Neto MD

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The identification of parathyroid glands can be a major problem in parathyroid surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in distinguishing between parathyroid tissue, thyroid tissue, lymph nodes, and adipose tissue. METHODS:Ex vivo...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Ladurner R,Hallfeldt KK,Al Arabi N,Stepp H,Mueller S,Gallwas JK

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of this clinical study was to evaluate the safety of local delivery of a photosensitizer followed by photodynamic therapy (PDT), to determine its effectiveness in reducing in-stent restenosis. STUDY DESIGN/PATIENTS AND METHODS:Porfimer sodium was administered via a local delivery cath...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Usui M,Miyagi M,Fukasawa S,Hara T,Ueyama N,Nakajima H,Takata R,Sasame A,Tamura K,Naitou Y,Yamashina A

更新日期：2004-01-01 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 OBJECTIVE:Herein an overview is provided of the causes, consequences, and significance of photodynamic therapy (PDT)-mediated effects on tumor oxygenation and blood flow during illumination. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Techniques particularly valuable to this research have included tissue oxygen ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Busch TM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Optical microangiography (OMAG) is a noninvasive technique capable of imaging 3D microvasculature. OMAG-based optical lymphangiography has been developed for 3D visualization of lymphatic vessels without the need for exogenous contrast agents. In this study, we utilize the optical lymphangiogr...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Qin W,Baran U,Wang R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) may be a less invasive treatment for lung cancer. Our newly developed surface layer-preserving PDT (SPPDT) technique enables us to irradiate deep tumor while preserving the overlying tissue. The aim of this basic study was to verify that the SPPDT technique might be ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kawakubo M,Eguchi K,Arai T,Kobayashi K,Hamblin MR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo biological activity of uroporphyrin I has been studied by determining the amount of necrosis produced in murine tumors exposed to various total doses of light at 615 nm. Similarly, the in vitro photosensitizing activity of uroporphyrin I was examined by measuring the percentage of cells killed in a cell cu...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Nelson JS,Sun CH,Berns MW

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphangioma circumscriptum (LC) is a rare, benign, vascular malformation of dilated superficial lymphatic channels. Treatment is typically undertaken for cosmetic reasons or complications such as fluid drainage, pain, and infection risk that can negatively impact quality of life. Management of LC remains ch...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Saluja S,Petersen M,Summers E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of laser monotherapy on quality of life in breast cancer patients with chronic radiation dermatitis. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, IRB-approved study was conducted at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Breast cancer patients with chronic radiation dermatitis completed health-relate...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Rossi AM,Blank NR,Nehal K,Dusza S,Lee EH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe our experience and the problems we encountered organizing an autonomous surgical unit in which the equipment and organization enable three lasers to be used in may different applications in medicine and surgery. The three lasers--CO2, Nd:YAG, and argon--may now be used by all the departments concerned with...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Chavoin JP,Costagliola M,Laffitte F,Vachaud M

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:This preliminary report describes a new laser-assisted treatment option for the emerging complication of bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis (BON) of the jaw. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In eight tumour patients (three women, five men) ten bony lesions in the maxilla and mandible in the course of ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Stübinger S,Dissmann JP,Pinho NC,Saldamli B,Seitz O,Sader R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report on the use of endoscopic argon photoirradiation to treat patients with low-grade ureteral tumors involving the distal ureter. Using a rigid ureteropyeloscope, a 300 mu or 600 mu quartz fiber, and 5 watts (W) of power in a continuous-wave mode, the lesions were ablated without complication. Pat...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Johnson DE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00