Fragmentation process during Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy revealed by time-resolved imaging

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3195, Issue , 1997, Pages 220-224

  Beghuin, D ^a   Delacretaz G ^a   Schmidlin, F ^a   Rink, K ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHONES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER DAMAGE; SOLID STATE LASERS; VAPORIZATION;

LITHOTRIPSY;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 0031289298     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.297905     Document Type: Conference Paper

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5. Fragmentation process of current laser lithotriptors
6. Comparison of holmium and flashlamp pumped dye lasers for use in lithotripsy of biliary calculi
7. Mechanisms of biliary stone fragmentation using the Ho-YAG laser