Channeling in myocardium tissue through nanosecond pulsed laser photodisruption at visible and near-infrared wavelengths

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4257, Issue , 2001, Pages 312-316

  Ogura, M ^a   Sato, S ^a   Arai, T ^a   Ishihara, M ^a   Kawauchi, S ^a   Matsui, T ^a   Kurita, A ^a   Kikuchi, M ^a   Wakisaka, H ^a   Ashida, H ^a   Obara, M ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser ablation; Laser induced plasma; Myocardium tissue; Near infrared; Photodisruption; Q switched Nd:YAG laser; Thermal damage; Transmyocardial laser revascularizaiton(TMLR); Visible

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; LASER ABLATION; LASER DAMAGE; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

PHOTODISRUPTION;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 17944367518     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.434714     Document Type: Conference Paper

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