Cooperative phenomena in two-pulse, two-color laser photocoagulation of cutaneous blood vessels

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 642-650

  Barton, Jennifer Kehlet ^a   Frangineas, George ^b   Pummer, Herbert ^b   Black, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Coherent Medical Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHEMOGLOBIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD COMPONENT; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LASER COAGULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NEODYMIUM LASER; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SKIN FLAP; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0035384613     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0730642CPITPT2.0.CO2     Document Type: Article

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