Possible mechanisms for an irregular vessel coagulation when long laser pulses are used in the treatment of port-wine stains

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-166

  Trelles, M A ^a   Svaasand, L O ^b   Velez M ^a   Trelles, K ^c   Fernandez R ^a   Verkruysse, W ^a  

^a Instituto Medico Vilafortuny   (Spain)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood vessel thermal damage; Laser blood thrombosis; Light absorption in blood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRADIATION; LASER COAGULATION; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY; THROMBOSIS;

BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARIES; FIBROSIS; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PORT-WINE STAIN; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030297947     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(96)00533-6     Document Type: Article

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