The physics of transmyocardial laser revascularization

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 255-259

  Hartman, Ray A ^a   Whittaker, Peter ^b  

^a AccuLase Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER ABLATION; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTONS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VAPORIZATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

TRANSMYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATION;

LASER SURGERY;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOLMIUM LASER; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LASER; NEODYMIUM LASER; RADIATION PHYSICS; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0031441321     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1997.15.255     Document Type: Article

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