Computer-guided laser probe for ablation of brain tumours with ultrashort laser pulses

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Goetz, Marcus H ^a,b   Fischer, S K ^a,b   Velten, A ^b,c   Bille, J F ^b   Sturm, V ^c  

^a MRC SYSTEMS GMBH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; LAVAGE; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 0032993660     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/44/6/407     Document Type: Article

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