Mathematical modeling of 980-nm and 1320-nm endovenous laser treatment

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-265

  Mordon, Serge R ^a   Wassmer, Benjamin ^b   Zemmouri, Jaouad ^b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Osyris SA   (France)

Author keywords

Endovenous laser; Finite element method; Saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CALCULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DENSITY; DIODE LASER; ENDOVENOUS LASER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEAT; HUMAN; INTIMA; LASER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; VEIN INJURY;

HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SOFTWARE; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 34247201598     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20476     Document Type: Article

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