Effects of holmium(HO)-YAG laser irradiation on rabbit lumbar discs

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-78

  Hirohashi, Teruyuki ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Holmium YAG laser; Laser irradiation; Lumbar intervertebral disc; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiograph

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LASER; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RABBIT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LASERS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RABBITS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033656053     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.47.73     Document Type: Article

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