Design and characterization of a laser-based instrument with spectroscopic feedback control for treatment of vascular lesions: the 'Smart Scalpel'

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 375-382

  Sebern, Elizabeth L ^a,b   Brenan, Colin J H ^a   Hunter, Ian W ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b ETHICON INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ROBOTICS; SPECTROSCOPY; TISSUE;

LASER BASED INSTRUMENT; MICROSURGERY; SMART SCALPEL; SPECTROSCOPIC FEEDBACK CONTROL; VASCULAR LESION;

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MOUSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; TELANGIECTASIA; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LASERS; MICE; MICROSURGERY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TELANGIECTASIS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0034287396     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1289880     Document Type: Article

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