Optimized evaluation of a pulsed 2.09 μm Holmium: YAG laser impact on the rat brain and 3 D-histomorphometry of the collateral damage

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 217-222

  Ludwig, H C ^a   Bauer, C ^a   Fuhrberg, P ^b   Teichmann, H H ^b   Birbilis, T ^a   Markakis, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b LISA laser products OHG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collateral damage; Ho:YAG laser; Micro neurosurgery; Tapering fibres

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN SURGERY; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER SURGERY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0032447248     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1052046     Document Type: Article

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