A review of different lasers in endonasal surgery: Ar-, KTP-, dye-, diode-, Nd-, Ho- and CO2-laser

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 190-200

  Eichler, Jürgen ^a   Gonçalves, Odair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Argon laser; CO2 laser; Diode laser; Dye laser; Endonasal surgery; Ho laser; KTP laser; Laser coagulation; Laser evaporation; Nd laser; Turbinates

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; DIODE LASER; DYE LASER; FACIAL BONE; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; NOSE SURGERY; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036812574     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1615-1615-00062     Document Type: Article

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