In-vitro comparison of the tissue vaporisation capabilities of different lasers

Medical Laser Application

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-231

  Sroka, Ronald ^a   Ackermann, Alexander ^a   Tilki, Deriya ^b   Reich, Oliver ^b   Steinbrecher, Verena ^a   Hofstetter, Alfons ^a   Stief, Christian G ^b   Seitz, Michael ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH); Diode laser; Ex vivo model; Ho:YAG laser; KTP laser

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; LASER ABLATION; TISSUE; VAPORIZATION;

BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA (BPH); KTP LASER; LASER-ASSISTED VAPORIZATION; PERFUSION FLUID LOSS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 37548999390     PISSN: 16151615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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