Clinical feasibility test on a minimally invasive laser therapy system in microsurgery of nerves

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 292-299

  Mack, K F ^a   Leinung, M ^a   Stieve, M ^a   Lenarz, T ^a   Schwab, B ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Er:YAG laser; Facial nerve; Laser; Microsurgery; Minimally invasive; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; FACIAL NERVE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER SURGERY; MICROSURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEEDLE; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RABBIT; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MICROSURGERY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEOPLASMS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RABBITS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 55149106994     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700802274729     Document Type: Article

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