A smart Ho: YAG laser lithotriptor using optical correlation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3386, Issue , 1998, Pages 301-310

  Kokaj, J ^a   Marafie, M ^a   Makdisi, Y ^a   Bhatia, K ^a   Mathew, K J ^a   Caka, N ^b   Hasani, R ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATTERN RECOGNITION; TISSUE; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

FEEDBACK SIGNAL; FLUORESCENT SIGNALS; GALL BLADDER; HO:YAG LASERS; LASER GUIDED; TISSUE IMAGES; ULTRAFAST IMAGING;

OPTICAL CORRELATION;

EID: 23244464178     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.304776     Document Type: Conference Paper

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