Threshold and ablation efficiency studies of microsecond ablation of gelatin under water

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 397-406

  Sathyam, Ujwal S ^a,b   Shearin, Alan ^b,c   Chasteney, Edward A ^a,b   Prahl, Scott A ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Oregon Medical Laser Center   (United States)

^c Palomar Medical Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

absorption; artery; blood; bubble; cavitation; energy; radiant exposure; thrombolysis; thrombus; wavelength

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THROMBUS;

GELATIN; LASER SURGERY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; WATER;

EID: 0030456953     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1996)19:4<397::AID-LSM3>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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