Erbium: YAG laser incision of urethral strictures: Early clinical results

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6424, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Munoz, John A ^a   Riemer, Jennifer D ^b   Hayes, Gary B ^b,c   Negus, Dan ^d   Fried, Nathaniel M ^e,f  

^a Manchester Urology Associates   (United States)

^b Elliot Hospital   (United States)

^c Laser Components IG Inc

^d Sciton Inc   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS; RADIOTHERAPY; SOLID STATE LASERS; TISSUE;

ER:YAG LASER; URETHRAL STRICTURE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 34547340773     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.700245     Document Type: Conference Paper

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