Laser coagulation zones induced with the Nd-YAG laser in the liver

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-143

  Orth, K ^a   Russ, D ^b   Duerr, J ^a   Hibst, R ^b   Mattfeldt, T ^a   Steiner, R ^b   Beger, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser induced interstitial thermotherapy; Nd YAG laser surgery; Thermo controlled delivery device

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER COAGULATION; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER TUMOR; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SWINE; TIME;

EID: 0030925146     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02763983     Document Type: Article

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