A novel method of drug delivery for fibrinolysis with Ho:YAG laser-induced liquid jet

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-172

  Hirano, T ^a   Komatsu, M ^b   Uenohara, H ^c   Takahashi, A ^a   Takayama, K ^b   Yoshimoto, T ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SENDAI CITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Holmium:YAG laser; Laser induced bubble; Liquid jet; Shock wave; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FIBRINOLYSIS; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; SHOCK WAVE; STROKE; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BALLOON DILATATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; LASERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMANS;

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

EID: 0035990873     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101030200026     Document Type: Article

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