In vitro studies and computer simulations to assess the use of a diode laser (850 nm) for laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT)

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-33

  Prapavat, Viravuth ^a   Roggan, André ^c   Walter, Jakob ^b   Beuthan, Jürgen ^a   Klingbeil, Ulrich ^d,e   Muäller, Gerhard ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Laser Medizin Zentrum GmbH   (Germany)

^d MetaSystems   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

diode laser; interstitial hyperthermia; laser applicator; laser induced thermotherapy; optical tissue parameters

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODE LASER; DOG; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; KIDNEY; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARBON; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOGS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBER OPTICS; HEAT; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; KIDNEY; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS; LIVER; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWINE;

EID: 0030047127     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1996)18:1<22::AID-LSM3>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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