Quantitative measurements of linear birefringence during heating of native collagen.

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：:A low-energy Nd:YAG laser was used to irradiate extracted human teeth coated with a black energy-absorbent laser initiator in a study to determine the extent of the morphologic changes produced in the enamel surface. The laser initiator was applied to a cleaned enamel surface and irradiated at an energy output of 30 m...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Hess JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：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：:The heating potential of a closed loop interstitial hyperthermia system employing 1,064 nm laser light in conjunction with a long frosted contact probe was investigated in hind limb muscle of anesthetized dogs. The laser system was an Nd:YAG surgical laser modified with a single channel thermometry unit, a computer, a...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Panjehpour M,Overholt BF,Milligan AJ,Swaggerty MW,Wilkinson JE,Klebanow ER

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The main factors in photodynamic therapy (PDT) are: photosensitizer retention, photon absorption, and oxygen supply. Each factor has its unique set of problems that poses limitation to the treatment. Both light delivery and oxygen supply are significant bottlenecks in PDT. Vascular closure duri...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Yang L,Wei Y,Xing D,Chen Q

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The heat balance equation is central to modeling laser vaporization of tissue. Because about 70% of tissue is water, energy loss due to water vaporization becomes an important consideration in modeling. In this study, the rate and pattern of water vaporization from various animal tissues studie...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Ramachandran T,Sreenivasan K,Sivakumar R

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：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

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:A novel, noninvasive technology, utilizing suction-coupled radiofrequency (RF) heating and ultra-short pulse duration, high-voltage electrical pulses was studied for its efficacy and safety on adipose tissue reduction. METHODS:Twenty-one subjects underwent treatment of their abdominal fat once...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Boisnic S,Divaris M,Nelson AA,Gharavi NM,Lask GP

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Laser recanalization using metal capped fibers occurs by thermal vaporization of occluding plaque. However, little is known about the effects of blood and flow on the temperature of the laser probe or the arterial wall during lasing. To study this, probe and arterial wall temperatures were measured while a metal cappe...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Silverman SH,Khoury AI,Abela GS,Seeger JM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Noninvasive bipolar and monopolar radiofrequency (RF) deep dermal heating devices have previously been described. A novel minimally invasive RF device employing a bipolar microneedle electrode system is introduced and its resultant thermal effects on human skin in vivo were characterized for t...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Hantash BM,Renton B,Berkowitz RL,Stridde BC,Newman J

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：: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：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：: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：: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:Progressive ascending telangiectasia (PAT) is a distinct entity with telangiectatic superficial vessels on lower extremities as its main clinical feature. A relationship with occult infections and response to antibiotic and antifungal drugs have been described, although not all cases can be suc...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Pérez B,Núñez M,Boixeda P,Harto A,Ledo A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:We reported the use of Holmium-YAG laser in the management of a foreign body impacted in the esophagus. STUDY DESIGN/PATIENTS AND METHODS:Esophagoscopy was performed on a man with a denture impacted in the esophagus. The denture was disimpacted into the stomach and fractured with Holmium-YAG l...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Lam YH,Ng EK,Chung SC,Li AK

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Intense pulsed light (IPL) is regarded as the gold standard of nonablative photo-rejuvenation. Yet there is still a need to observe its efficacy and safety on dark skin using a split-face module. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Twenty-four Chinese women with photoaging were enrolled in thi...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Li YH,Wu Y,Chen JZ,Zhu X,Xu YY,Chen J,Dong GH,Gao XH,Chen HD

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Kenalog application onto surgical wounds has been used to control dynamic pain following Laser-Assisted-Uvulo-Palatoplasty (LAUP) with good results in our department. When the effect was sub-optimal, insufficient ointment over the superior-lateral corner of wounds were always noted. Fulfilling...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Li LP,Lee SS,Chuang AY,Niddam DM,Tung TH,Chen JK

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The pulsed holmium laser is a promising tool for tissue ablation but possesses some limitations. For example, it is capable of producing significant mechanical damage in certain tissues in the form of fissures and fractures. Because longer pulse durations should reduce mechanical damage, this s...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Domankevitz Y,McMillan K,Nishioka NS

更新日期：1996-01-01 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: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：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Complete neurosurgical resection of intracranial meningiomas is essential to avoid residual tumor tissue and thus minimize the risk of tumor recurrence. However, local recurrence of meningiomas is not uncommon mainly due to insufficient intraoperative detection of residual tumor tissue within ...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Wadiura LI,Millesi M,Makolli J,Wais J,Kiesel B,Mischkulnig M,Mercea PA,Roetzer T,Knosp E,Rössler K,Widhalm G

更新日期：2020-07-01 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 OBJECTIVE:A port wine stain (PWS) is a type of capillary vascular malformation composed of malformed, dilated blood vessels within the papillary and reticular dermis. Currently, pulsed dye laser (PDL) is considered the therapeutic gold standard, although greater than 90% of lesions may be refractory to t...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Griffin TD Jr,Foshee JP,Finney R,Saedi N

更新日期：2016-02-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The aim was to investigate the bactericidal effect of the 1,064 nm Nd:YAG laser on Staphylococcus epidermidis. MATERIAL AND METHODS:S. epidermidis was inoculated on agar plates and then exposed to pulsed laser light in three different modes: with an uninterrupted train of pulses, or with two d...

journal_title：Lasers in surgery and medicine

authors： Grönqvist A,Wiström J,Axner O,Monsen TJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00