Application of an optical clearing agent during noninvasive laser coagulation of the canine vas deferens

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Cilip, Christopher M ^a   Ross, Ashley E ^b   Jarow, Jonathan P ^b   Fried, Nathaniel M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incisionless; Laser; Male sterilization; Noninvasive; Optical clearing; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

INCISIONLESS; MALE STERILIZATION; NONINVASIVE; OPTICAL CLEARING; VASECTOMY;

COAGULATION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLYCEROL; INFRARED DEVICES; TISSUE;

INFRARED LASERS;

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BURN; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

ANIMALS; BURNS; DOGS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 79952200380     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3463009     Document Type: Article

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