Comparison of two cw infrared laser systems emitting wavelengths at 1.92 μm and 2.01 μm for tissue dissection in liver surgery

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 132-135

  Theisen Kunde, D ^a   Danicke, Veit ^a   Brinkmann, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; Laser surgery; Thulium; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHROMOPHORES; ENDOSCOPY; FIBER LASERS; LASER RADIATION; LASER SURGERY; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PHYSICS; SURGERY; THULIUM; TISSUE;

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; BEER-LAMBERT'S LAW; CHANNEL DEPTH; EMITTING WAVELENGTHS; HEATED WATERS; HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION; QUARTZ FIBERS; THERMAL DAMAGE;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 77949413413     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03906-5_36     Document Type: Conference Paper

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