Nd:YAG laser-induced interstitial hyperthermia using a long frosted contact probe.

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:Er:YAG laser has been used for caries removal and cavity preparation, using ablative parameters. Its effect on the margins of restorations submitted to cariogenic challenge has not yet been sufficiently investigated. The aim of this study was to assess the enamel adjacent to restored Er:YAG la...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Chimello DT,Serra MC,Rodrigues AL Jr,Pécora JD,Corona SA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Previously, we have shown that a 43°C pretreatment can provide thermotolerance to a following, more severe, thermal stress at 45°C. Using cells that lack the Hsp70 gene, we have also shown that there is still some thermotolerance in the absence of HSP70 protein. The purpose of this study was t...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Beckham JT,Wilmink GJ,Opalenik SR,Mackanos MA,Abraham AA,Takahashi K,Contag CH,Takahashi T,Jansen ED

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The risks of currently available invasive procedures in body contouring motivate a need for safer, non-invasive technologies for improving the appearance of body silhouette. A new device has been developed that uses focused therapeutic ultrasound to reduce adipose tissue non-invasively. The ai...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Moreno-Moraga J,Valero-Altés T,Riquelme AM,Isarria-Marcosy MI,de la Torre JR

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined short-term strength and histology of experimental argon and CO2 laser-welded and control-sutured enterotomies in a rabbit model. Longitudinal 1.0-cm enterotomies were closed with the argon laser at 0.5 (n = 10) or 1.0 (n = 10) W power and a spot diameter of 2.8 mm resulting in energy fluence...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Vlasak JW,Kopchok GE,White RA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become one of the emerging options in management of cancer and other diseases. The major goal of PDT is to kill cancer cell without causing any adverse effect to the normal cells. PDT in combination of different therapeutic agents is being evaluated to improve the...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Ahn JC,Biswas R,Chung PS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) which contains large amounts of growth factors has been tried to enhance therapeutic efficacy of laser treatment for acne scar with unknown underlying mechanism. OBJECTIVES:The present study was conducted to investigate the molecular mechanism of increased clinical efficacy of PRP...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Min S,Yoon JY,Park SY,Moon J,Kwon HH,Suh DH

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:We examined the biostimulating effects of helium-neon laser radiation (HeNe; 632.8 nm), pulsed infrared laser radiation (IR; 904 nm), and the two combined on skin wound healing in New Zealand white rabbits. Seventy-two rabbits received either 1) no exposure, 2) 1.65 J/cm2 HeNe, 3) 8.25 J/cm2 pulsed IR, or 4) both HeNe...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Braverman B,McCarthy RJ,Ivankovich AD,Forde DE,Overfield M,Bapna MS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CO2, Nd:YAG, and argon lasers have been used for 5 years for experimental and clinical procedures at the National Cancer Institute of Milan under the auspices of the National Research Council. Experimental data regarding tumor cell spread through lymphatic and hematic channels and cell viability in the fumes after CO2...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Emanuelli H,Bandieramonte G,Marchesini R,Fava G,Rodari A,Colombo MP,Costa A,Spinelli P,Zunino F,Chiesa F,Cascinelli N,Andreola S,Pariente R,Canti GF

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experiments on transmitting high-power excimer laser pulses through optical fibers and our investigations on excimer laser ablation of hard tissue show the feasibility of using the excimer laser as an additional instrument in general and accident surgery involving minimal invasive surgery. By combining XeCl-excime...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Dressel M,Jahn R,Neu W,Jungbluth KH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Lines of radiofrequency ablation for cure of atrial fibrillation are broad, and the consequent loss of atrial mass may impair atrial function and contribute to the risk of stroke. We studied whether Nd:YAG laser could produce deep but narrower lesions. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Laser ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Thomas SP,Guy DJ,Rees A,Collins L,Ross DL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser-induced fluorescence may be used to guide laser ablation of atherosclerotic lesions. This study was performed to evaluate arterial autofluorescence spectroscopy in vitro using a single XeCl excimer laser (308 nm) for simultaneous tissue ablation and fluorescence excitation. The laser beam was coupled to a 600-mi...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Morguet AJ,Körber B,Abel B,Hippler H,Wiegand V,Kreuzer H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Despite the successful application of laser in animal experiments and clinics, the adjustment of laser parameters during surgery is still unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of different 980-nm diode laser parameters in hepatectomy. This could provide a clear protocol for using ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Ma T,Chai YC,Zhu HY,Chen H,Wang Y,Li QS,Pang LH,Wu RQ,Lv Y,Dong DH

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:Heat-induced oxygen tension changes in RIF-1 tumors in C3H male mice were analyzed in an attempt to correlate these changes with tumor response to Nd:YAG laser heating. A low power, microprocessor-controlled Nd:YAG laser was used to superficially heat 250-300 mm3 tumors to base temperatures of 44, 45, 46, or 48 degree...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Fahy AK,Waldow SM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic contact sapphire endoprobe attached to the quartz fiber of a neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser had been used in the transurethral treatment of bladder tumors. A total of 68 operations have been carried out in 48 patients. The contact probe was placed directly into the tumor under direct visi...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Washida H,Watanabe H,Sakagami H,Sasaki S,Daikuzono N

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The extent of thermal injury during laser prostatectomy is dependent on the light distribution in laser-irradiated tissue. As tissue is irradiated, the optical properties change as a function of temperature due to an alteration of molecular and cellular structure. The purpose of the present stu...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Nau WH,Roselli RJ,Milam DF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Recently developed laser lipolysis systems have been disappointing because they require more time to remove the same amount of fat than other liposuction methods. A new Nd:YAG laser has been introduced that uses the 1,444 nm wavelength, better absorbed by fat. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHO...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Tark KC,Jung JE,Song SY

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Oral mucositis is a dose-limiting and painful side effect of radiotherapy (RT) and/or chemotherapy in cancer patients. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the effect of different protocols of laser phototherapy (LPT) on the grade of mucositis and degree of pain in patients under RT....

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Simões A,Eduardo FP,Luiz AC,Campos L,Sá PH,Cristófaro M,Marques MM,Eduardo CP

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of laser energy on articular cartilage were studied utilizing the neodymium YAG laser. Partial-thickness cartilage defects were surgically attempted in the femoral condyles of knee joints in guinea pigs. The defects were exposed to laser energy of varying intensities [group I, 25 J (5 W X 5 sec); group II,...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Schultz RJ,Krishnamurthy S,Thelmo W,Rodriguez JE,Harvey G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:In this study, methylene blue-mediated photodynamic therapy (MB-PDT) was used as a possible alternative method for the treatment of oral lichen planus (OLP). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirteen patients with 26 OLP lesions were enrolled in this study. Patients were instructed to gargl...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Aghahosseini F,Arbabi-Kalati F,Fashtami LA,Djavid GE,Fateh M,Beitollahi JM

更新日期：2006-01-01 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:This study was conducted to clarify the morphologic characteristics and subsequent repair process of coagulation necrosis produced by pulsed CO(2) laser irradiation with relatively low fluence, and thereby to evaluate the clinical efficacy of this irradiation mode. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Yamasaki A,Tamamura K,Sakurai Y,Okuyama N,Yusa J,Ito H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-infrared radiation from a Nd:YAG laser at 1,064 nm was used interstitially or superficially to induce hyperthermia in RIF-1 tumors in C3H male mice. A single 600-microns quartz fiber with a 0.5-cm cylindrical diffusor or a weakly diverging microlens at its distal end was used to deliver laser energy to tumors in ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Waldow SM,Russell GE,Wallner PE

更新日期：1992-01-01 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 OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to quantitatively measure changes in the elastic moduli of rabbit nasal septal cartilage during laser heating. While the efficacy of laser cartilage reshaping has been established for use in nasal surgery, few studies have investigated the temperature-dependent ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Chao KK,Ho KH,Wong BJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is an indolent form of skin cancer that is rarely life threatening, but can cause significant cosmetic and functional morbidity. Surgical treatments often result in disfiguring scars, while topical therapies frequently result in recurrence. The need for a more effecti...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Ortiz AE,Anderson RR,DiGiorgio C,Jiang SIB,Shafiq F,Avram MM

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:LED photomodulation has been shown to profoundly influence cellular behavior. A variety of parameters with LED photomodulation can alter cellular response in vitro. The effects of one visible and one infrared wavelength were evaluated to determine the optimal ratio to produce a net increase in ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： McDaniel DH,Weiss RA,Geronemus RG,Mazur C,Wilson S,Weiss MA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been postulated that low energy (soft) lasers can enhance wound healing. Considering the importance of cell locomotion in the wound healing process, we have studied the effects of a helium/neon laser upon the locomotory behaviour of a population of fibroblasts migrating within a three-dimensional hydrated colla...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Noble PB,Shields ED,Blecher PD,Bentley KC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00