Novel laser system and laser irradiation method reduced the risk of carbonization during laser interstitial thermotherapy: Assessed by MR temperature measurement

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 108-117

  Atsumi, Hideki ^a   Matsumae, Mitsunori ^a   Kaneda, Michihiro ^c   Muro, Isao ^b   Mamata, Yoshiaki ^a   Komiya, Taizo ^b   Tsugu, Atsushi ^a   Tsugane, Ryuichi ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Nippon Infrared Industries Corporation Limited   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbonization; Laser fiber system; Laser interstitial thermotherapy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER DIFFRACTION; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHICKENS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RABBITS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034874586     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1096     Document Type: Article

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