Possible hazards from irradiation with the carbon dioxide laser.

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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Laser-induced photo thermal damage has been combined with photodynamic therapy (PDT) using a systemic photosensitiser to treat vascular lesions. The efficacy of PDT using systemic 5-aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA) as the photosensitiser and pulsed dye laser (PDL) as the light source in port wine ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Evans AV,Robson A,Barlow RJ,Kurwa HA

更新日期：2005-04-01 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 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 OBJECTIVE:The current study (for which ethical approval was obtained) sought to assess the effect of low intensity monochromatic infrared therapy (LIMIRT) on experimentally induced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Healthy volunteers were recruited (n = 24, 12M:12F...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Glasgow PD,Hill ID,McKevitt AM,Lowe AS,Baxter D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Attempts at using the pulsed dye laser (PDL) operating at 585 nm wavelength and 0.45 milliseconds pulse duration to treat leg veins have been notably unsuccessful. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and complications of the 595 nm long PDL in the treatment of leg veins. STUDY D...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kono T,Yamaki T,Erçöçen AR,Fujiwara O,Nozaki M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Laser resurfacing with the 950 micros pulsed CO(2) laser is an effective treatment for photodamage and acne scarring; however, the potential for prolonged erythema and delayed re-epithelialization dissuade many patients from the procedure. With the use of erbium lasers alone, there is a decreas...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Rostan EF,Fitzpatrick RE,Goldman MP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Low-intensity laser irradiation is claimed to enhance wound healing. Healing after myocardial infarction results in ventricular enlargement and wall thinning. If laser treatment accelerated cardiac healing, we speculated that ventricular remodeling would be attenuated. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS A...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Whittaker P,Patterson MJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate that high color fidelity light-emitting diode (LED) sources are preferred by dermatologists for the evaluation of patients during standard-of-care, outpatient visits when compared to low color fidelity LED sources similar to fluorescent lighting. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METH...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Juhasz M,Pham C,Allen R,Harper A,Siminovitch M,Brase W,Linden K,Zachary C,Atanaskova Mesinkovska N

更新日期：2020-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Nitrogen laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of sound tooth consists of two broad bands centered at 440 and 490 nm, with two apparent side bands on either side. In order to locate the exact peak position of these bands and to effectively utilize the LIF spectral signatures for detection o...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Subhash N,Thomas SS,Mallia RJ,Jose M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

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 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:In laser retinal photocoagulation, hundreds of dot-like burns are applied. We introduce a robot-assisted technique to enhance the accuracy and reduce the tedium of the procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Laser burn locations are overlaid on preoperative retinal images using common patterns such a...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Becker BC,MacLachlan RA,Lobes LA Jr,Riviere CN

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether laser light can improve healing of skin wounds by killing wound bacteria while simultaneously accelerating host tissue activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Wounds on the rat dorsum were irradiated or sham-irradiated three times weekly from days 1 to 19 using 635 or 808 nm diode lasers at 1 or...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Nussbaum EL,Mazzulli T,Pritzker KP,Heras FL,Jing F,Lilge L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to use an inexpensive macroscopic imaging system to monitor tumor progression in mouse models in real-time with minimal intervention. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Illumination is provided via a xenon arc lamp and a fiber optic probe which delivers white light o...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Carlson AL,Hoffmeyer MR,Wall KM,Baugher PJ,Richards-Kortum R,Dharmawardhane SF

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Helicobacter pylori (HP) is an endemic pathogenic bacterium causing gastritis and gastroduodenal ulceration in humans and is linked to the development of gastric malignancies. These first human in vivo studies investigated the photoeradication of HP using laser and white light. STUDY DESIGN/M...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Wilder-Smith CH,Wilder-Smith P,Grosjean P,van den Bergh H,Woodtli A,Monnier P,Dorta G,Meister F,Wagnières G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:High-power laser has recently become a physical stimulus for bone regeneration. Little is known about how high-power laser irradiation affects osteoblast differentiation. This study investigated osteoblast responses to high-power laser and combined irradiation with BMP-2 treatment. STUDY DESIG...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kim IS,Cho TH,Kim K,Weber FE,Hwang SJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:There are some indications that low-level laser therapy (LLLT) may delay the development of skeletal muscle fatigue during high-intensity exercise. There have also been claims that LED cluster probes may be effective for this application however there are differences between LED and laser sour...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Leal Junior EC,Lopes-Martins RA,Rossi RP,De Marchi T,Baroni BM,de Godoi V,Marcos RL,Ramos L,Bjordal JM

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:Assessments of non-surgical office-based aesthetic treatments' efficacy including lasers are mostly based on subjective evaluation of clinical photography. Accumulating evidence suggest that non-invasive skin imaging such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) can be effectively used to assess not only the skin surface...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Kislevitz M,Akgul Y,Wamsley C,Hoopman J,Kenkel J

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：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：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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In coupling laser with micromanipulator through fiberoptics, the resulting diameter of the spot is limited by the laws of geometrical optics, because of the high numerical aperture (N.A.) of fiberoptic radiation. A new method for the reduction of spot size diameter is suggested. STUDY DESIGN/M...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Logunov SL,Lemberg VG

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Nanotechnology may increase the speed of penetration into the skin. This study evaluated the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of a novel topical anesthetic nanocapsule formulation (2 g) containing 2.5% lidocaine and 2.5% prilocaine (nanorap-test formulation) compared to placebo (control ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Gobbato C,Gobbato A,Magalhães TB,Mendes GD,Ilha JO,Moreno RA,Antunes NJ,De Nucci G

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：:To differentiate the contributing factors (blood or encapsulated dye) leading to the release of encapsulated dyes from liposomes after laser exposure, we initiated an in vitro experimental study. The release of encapsulated calcein was quantified under various experimental conditions in whole blood and in buffered sol...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Khoobehi B,Char CA,Peyman GA,Schuele KM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Holmium laser lithotripsy is the gold standard for intracorporeal fragmentation of urinary calculi. Usually, a visible beam is superimposed on the IR treatment laser as an aiming beam to guide the surgeon. In vitro tests showed that this aiming beam (532 nm, power <1 mW) excites strong fluores...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Lange B,Jocham D,Brinkmann R,Cordes J

更新日期：2017-04-01 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