Penetration of CO2 laser into the otic capsule using a hand-held, flexible-fiber delivery system

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 509-513

  Majdani, Omid ^a   Wittkopf, Justin ^b   Dietrich, Mary S ^b   Labadie, Robert F ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide laser; Depth of penetration; Otologic surgery; Power settings; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; HUMAN; INNER EAR; OTIC CAPSULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; DEVICE SAFETY; EAR SURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

CADAVER; EAR, INNER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, GAS; MALE; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 69749096211     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20800     Document Type: Article

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