Experimental study and first clinical results with a cooled applicator system for interstitial laser coagulation (LITT)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3249, Issue , 1998, Pages 85-93

  Roggan, A ^a   Knappe, V ^a   Mack, M G ^a   Vogl, T J ^a   Albrecht, D ^a   Germer, C T ^a   Ritz, J P ^a   Kniep, F ^a   Muller G ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETERS; COAGULATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEODYMIUM LASERS;

INTERSTITAL LASER COAGULATION;

TUMORS;

EID: 0032226019     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.304354     Document Type: Conference Paper

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