Possibility of increasing the efficiency of laser-induced tattoo removal by optical skin clearing

Quantum Electronics

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 580-587

  Genina, E A ^a   Bashkatov, A N ^a   Tuchin, V V ^a,b   Altshuler, G B ^c   Yaroslavski, I V ^a,c  

^a SARATOV STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRECISION MECHANICS AND CONTROL   (Russian Federation)

^c Palomar Medical Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Immersion optical clearing; Laser photothermolysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Skin; Tattoo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; SKIN;

BEAM SCATTERINGS; HUMAN SKINS; IMAGE CONTRASTS; IMMERSION OPTICAL CLEARING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS; OPTICAL CLEARINGS; OPTICAL SKIN CLEARINGS; PHOTOTHERMOLYSIS; RADIATION POWERS; SKIN LAYERS; TATTOO; TATTOO REMOVALS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 54949125361     PISSN: 10637818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1070/QE2008v038n06ABEH013940     Document Type: Article

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