Evaluation of laser beam profile in soft tissue due to compression, glycerol, and micro-needling

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 570-575

  Kang, Heesung ^a   Son, Taeyoon ^a   Yoon, Jinhee ^a   Kwon, Kiwoon ^a   Nelson, J Stuart ^b   Jung, Byungjo ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Glycerol; Laser beam profile; Micro needling; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DERMATOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EX VIVO STUDY; LASER; LASER BEAM PROFILE; MICRONEEDLING PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN SURFACE; SOFT TISSUE; SUBSURFACE PHOTON DENSITY; SWINE; TISSUE COMPRESSION; TISSUE PHOTON DENSITY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; GLYCEROL; LASER THERAPY; PRESSURE; SKIN; SWINE;

EID: 53249105524     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20664     Document Type: Article

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