Thermolysis of port-wine-stain blood vessels: Diameter of a damaged blood vessel depends on the laser pulse length

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-180

  De Boer, J F ^a   Lucassen, G W ^a   Verkruysse, W ^a   Van Gemert, M J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood vessel diameter; Laser pulse length; Laser treatment; Photothermolysis; Port wine stain; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; DERMIS; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0030449663     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02156760     Document Type: Article

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