Medical application of an infrared free-electron laser: Selective removal of cholesterol ester in carotid artery atheromatous plaques

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 426-428

  Nakajima, Yoshikazu ^a   Iwatsuki, Koichi ^b   Ishii, Katsunori ^b   Suzuki, Sachiko ^b   Fujinaka, Toshiyuki ^b   Yoshimine, Toshiki ^b   Awazu, Kunio ^b  

^a Department of Cardiology   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Atheromatous plaque; Carotid artery; Endovascular surgery; Free electron laser

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; DEGRADATION; DENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRARED RADIATION; INTIMA; LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; LASERS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 33644660955     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.3.426     Document Type: Article

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