Effects of cryogen spray cooling and high radiant exposures on selective vascular injury during laser irradiation of human skin

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 743-750

  Tunnell, James W ^a   Chang, David W ^b   Johnston, Carol ^b   Torres, Jorge H ^a   Patrick Jr , Charles W ^b   Miller, Michael J ^b   Thomsen, Sharon L ^c   Anvari, Bahman ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYE LASER; EPIDERMIS; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY; LASER SURGERY; NEVUS FLAMMEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIATION ENERGY; SAFETY; SKIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD COAGULATION; CRYOSURGERY; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038385971     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.139.6.743     Document Type: Article

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