Average-power mediated ultrafast laser osteotomy using a mode-locked Nd:YVO4 laser oscillator

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Lee, Y M ^a   Tu, R Y ^b   Chiang, A C ^b   Huang, Y C ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Laser applications; Laser induced damage; Lasers in medicine; Neodymium lasers; Thermal effects; Ultrafast phenomena

Indexed keywords

NEODYMIUM; YTTRIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE; HISTOLOGY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOTOMY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM; OSTEOTOMY; SUS SCROFA; YTTRIUM;

LASER APPLICATIONS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

CARBONIZED OSSEOUS TISSUE; LASER-INDUCED DAMAGE; LASERS IN MEDICINE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 37549023380     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2821149     Document Type: Article

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