Comparison of violet diode laser with CO2 laser in surgical performance of soft tissues

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6425, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hatayama, H ^a   Kato, J ^b   Inoue, A ^a   Akashi, G ^b   Hirai, Y ^b  

^a SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; CO2 laser; Coagulation; Soft tissue; Violet diode laser

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIZATION; COAGULATION; HEMOGLOBIN; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TISSUE;

MELANIN; MYOGLOBIN; SOFT TISSUE; VIOLET DIODE LASERS;

CHEMICAL LASERS;

EID: 34548231149     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.699475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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