Investigation of laser tissue welding dynamics via experiment and modeling

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-7

  Small IV, Ward ^a   Maitland, Duncan J ^a   Heredia, Nicholas J ^a   Eder, David C ^a   Celliers, Peter M ^a   Da Silva, Luiz B ^a   London, Richard A ^a   Matthews, Dennis L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROTEINS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUE; WATER;

ARTERIOTOMIES; DYE ENHANCED; LASER TISSUE WELDING; PORCINE AORTA;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; HYDRATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER SURGERY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SWINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOMETRY; WATER TRANSPORT; WELDING;

EID: 0031079660     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1997.15.3     Document Type: Article

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