Study of mechanical and thermal damage in drain tissue after ablation by Erbium-YAG laser

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-30

  Cubeddu, R ^a   Sozzi, C ^a   Taroni, P ^a   Valentini, G ^a   Bottiroli, G ^b   Croce, A C ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enzyme histochemistry; Erbium YAG laser; Laser surgery; Neurosurgery; Photo ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CATTLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0030889508     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02763918     Document Type: Article

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