Endovenous laser ablation: An experimental study on the mechanism of action

Phlebology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-76

  Disselhoff, B C V M ^a   Rem, A I ^b   Verdaasdonk, R M ^b   Der Kinderen, D J ^a   Moll, F L ^b  

^a Mesos Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood absorption of laser light; Endovenous laser ablation; Heat dissipation; Intravascular temperature measurements

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; ENERGY; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY; VAPORIZATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATHETER ABLATION; FUNCTIONS OF THE HEMIC, LYMPHATIC AND RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEMS; IN VITRO STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY; CATHETER ABLATION; HEAT; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THERMOGRAPHY; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 44949085604     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2007.007038     Document Type: Article

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