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Preliminary observations of holmium:YAG laser tissue interaction using human uterus
Preliminary observations of holmium:YAG laser tissue interaction using human uterus
- Source :
- Lasers in surgery and medicine. 12(2)
- Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- Preliminary observations of a pulsed HorYAG laser on human uterine tissue in-vitro are presented. The tissue effect on the uterine myometrium was demonstrated using fresh uteri which had been subjected to laser energy. The laser crater and surrounding zone of thermal necrosis (ZTN) was quantified. Measurements demonstrated a consistent narrow ZTN (0.8–1.8 mm) irrespective of power or pulse frequency used. The percentage forward transmission of laser energy through 1 mm of myometrium was investigated using a pyroelectric detector and found to be 0.41%. Finally, a visible and measurable photoacoustic component to the Ho:YAG laser was demonstrated using a water bath and needle hydrophone. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Uterine tissue
Human uterus
Biophysics
chemistry.chemical_element
Dermatology
In Vitro Techniques
Biophysical Phenomena
law.invention
Necrosis
law
Pressure
Humans
Holmium yag laser
Hydrophone
Thermal necrosis
Lasers
Uterus
Myometrium
Anatomy
Laser
chemistry
Surgery
Female
Laser Therapy
Holmium
Biomedical engineering
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01968092
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Lasers in surgery and medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....10c75dd434941656943b67f4d8ed7843