Electron microscopy of CO2-laser-induced effects in human fibrocartilage.

abstract：:Thirty-six deep hepatic lesions of localized photocoagulation were induced in 11 pigs by means of a neodymium-YAG laser. Laser applications of 80 W/10 sec (10.190 W/cm2) were transmitted through a handpiece coupled to a water-cooling circulation system to protect the quartz fiber and positioned through an echo-guided ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Godlewski G,Rouy S,Pignodel C,Ould-Said H,Eledjam JJ,Bourgeois JM,Sambuc P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The aim of the in vitro study was to examine the clinical efficacy of semiconductor laser periodontal pocket irradiation as an adjunct to conventional scaling and root planing. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-two healthy patients with a need of periodontal treatment (15 women, 7 men, mean age 45...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kreisler M,Al Haj H,d'Hoedt B

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There is an increasing interest in treating vascular lesions with a long-pulse Alexandrite laser. However, it is difficult to search information in the literature about infantile hemangiomas (IH) treated with long-pulse Alexandrite laser. This article aims to determine whether 755 nm long-pulse...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Su W,Ke Y,Xue J

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:An ideal treatment for pilonidal disease should feature a low recurrence rate, minimal incision, and rapid return to daily activities. We compared the outcomes of the well-defined Karydakis technique (KT) and a combination of pit excision (PE) and sinus tract ablation using 1,470-nm diode lase...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Yardimci VH

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Objectively measure and compare postoperative collagen thermal damage and subsequent new collagen synthesis after cutaneous laser resurfacing using two carbon dioxide laser systems. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:We created 240 resurfacing wounds on eight piglets with scanned and short-pul...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kuo T,Speyer MT,Ries WR,Reinisch L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a host of fiber-optic delivery devices available for use with the Er:YAG, HF, CO, and CO2 lasers at 2.9, 2.8, 5.3, and 10.6 microns wavelengths, respectively. While many of these fibers are not as convenient to use as conventional silica fibers, they offer the ability to deliver infrared laser energy for a w...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Merberg GN

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the potential of combining laser excision with laser interstitial hyperthermia in order to improve the quality of life of patients with 3rd or 4th stage malignant head and neck tumours. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:To evaluate the quality of life, we used the 4th version of...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Smucler R,Mazánek J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous endoscopic approaches to cholelithiasis would be facilitated by methods for welding gallbladder tissues. We evaluated the bursting pressure and histologic appearance of canine gallbladder tissue welded with a thulium-holmium-chromium:YAG (THC:YAG) laser producing a 2.15 microns pulsed output. The tissue a...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Popp HW,Oz MC,Bass LS,Chuck RS,Trokel SL,Treat MR

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:New instruments to facilitate laser operations are presented. These devices are based on the Kocher bronchocoele sound and are useful as dissecting tools and optical backstops to prevent iatrogenic injury. ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Lanzafame RJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 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 OBJECTIVES:Energy-based treatments have been found to be a promising treatment modality for improving stress urinary incontinence (SUI) symptoms. This prospective two-center study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of fractional-pixel CO2 laser for the treatment of SUI. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND MET...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Franić D,Fistonić I,Franić-Ivanišević M,Perdija Ž,Križmarić M

更新日期：2020-09-08 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：:Serial gross and histopathologic examinations of the prostate following interstitial laser prostatectomy in the canine model demonstrated distinct zonal thermal changes around the entire active area of the interstitial thermal therapy (ITT) fiber. A large, well-demarcated area of acute coagulative necrosis immediately...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Johnson DE,Cromeens DM,Price RE

更新日期：1994-01-01 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 OBJECTIVE:The recently introduced Er:YAG laser seems to be a promising alternative in periodontal treatment due to its thermo-mechanical ablation mechanism. The present study attempted to compare the effects of an Er:YAG laser on periodontally involved root surfaces at different power settings in vivo an...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Schwarz F,Pütz N,Georg T,Reich E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To further understand the precise process of the tumor cell degeneration after photodynamic therapy (PDT), laser hyperthermic therapy (LH), and combined treatments using an Nd:YAG laser. It is important to examine initial morphological alteration of tumor cells after these treatments. STUDY DE...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Hotta S,Kashimura H,Hirai S,Nakahara A,Fukutomi H,Osuga T,Uchiyama Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Chlorophyllin-M is a new chlorophyll-based derivative photosensitive compound developed by our research group with easy laboratorial synthesis and ideal properties for photodynamic therapy (PDT). It is intended for clinical treatments with simple and low cost techniques and reagents. The object...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Salomao GH,Fernandes AU,Baptista MS,Tardivo JP,Christofolini DM,Correa JA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Both photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal (PTT) therapy have proven to be effective treatment strategies for cancer, but the approach of combining them into a single treatment modality may offer better treatment efficacy. We compare the treatment efficacy of such combined treatment with the indi...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kah JC,Wan RC,Wong KY,Mhaisalkar S,Sheppard CJ,Olivo M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have sought to utilize diode laser "micropulsing" in order to preserve therapeutic efficacy of retinal photocoagulation while minimizing pain and subjacent tissue injury. A model for the transient thermal tissue response to continuous and micropulsed diode laser output is present...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Berger JW

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the antiallergic effect of low-level laser irradiation (LLLI) at 650 nm in a mouse model of allergic rhinitis (AR), and to examine the underlying mechanisms. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:BALB/c mice were sensitized with ovalbumin (OVA) and alum and challenged intranasally wi...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Bae JS,Kim SH,Kim JH,Kim EH,Lyu L,Chung PS,Mo JH

更新日期：2020-04-01 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 OBJECTIVE:Laryngeal lesions are usually investigated by microlaryngoscopy, biopsy, and histopathology. This study aimed to evaluate the combined use of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) and High-Speed Imaging (HSI) in the differentiation of glottic lesions in awake patients. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective diagnostic ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Volgger V,Felicio A,Lohscheller J,Englhard AS,Al-Muzaini H,Betz CS,Schuster ME

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temperature developed by the laser thermal ("hot tip") probe during arterial recanalisation is primarily dependent on the rate of energy delivery and the rate of dissipation to the surrounding medium. While higher probe tip temperatures enhance the efficacy of atheroma ablation, so too is the incidence of adverse ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Rosenthal E,Foussas S,Montarello JK,Boyd EG,Curry PV

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal welding by means of low-power laser has been reported as an efficient method for intestinal anastomosis. We designed an experimental model in rats to investigate collagen and DNA concentrations in CO2 laser-welded anastomoses as compared with those in sutured anastomoses on the 4th, 7th, and 10th postoperat...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Rabau MY,Wasserman I,Shoshan S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Port-wine stain (PWS) is a congenital, progressive vascular malformation of the dermis. The use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the characterization of blood vessels in PWS skin has been demonstrated by several groups. In the past few years, advances in OCT technology have greatly in...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Liu G,Jia W,Nelson JS,Chen Z

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to examine the acute response of normal arterial wall to pulsed laser irradiation. Irradiation with an Excimer or a Holmium YAG laser was performed in 15 normal iliac sites of 8 male New Zealand white rabbits. The excimer laser was operated at 308 nm, 25 Hz, 50 mJ/mm2/pulse, and 135 nsec/pulse ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Nakamura F,Kvasnicka J,Levame M,Lange F,Bousbaa H,Geschwind HJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence spectroscopy is a promising new technique for discrimination of normal and atherosclerotic arterial tissues. It has been suggested that this technique be used as a guidance system for laser angiosurgery catheters; however, irradiation by 476-nm light can change the spectroscopic properties of arterial tis...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Chaudhry HW,Richards-Kortum R,Kolubayev T,Kittrell C,Partovi F,Kramer JR,Feld MS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Efficacy of topical anesthetics can be enhanced by pretreatment of the skin with ablative fractional lasers. However, little is known about the role of parameters such as laser modality and laser density settings in this technique. Aims of this study were to compare the efficacy of pretreatmen...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Meesters AA,Nieboer MJ,Kezic S,de Rie MA,Wolkerstorfer A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00