An in vivo histopathological comparison of single and double pulsed modes of a fractionated CO 2 laser

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-10

  Oni, Georgette ^a   Robbins, Daniel ^a   Bailey, Steven ^a   Brown, Spencer A ^a   Kenkel, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

double pulse laser energy; fractionated CO 2 laser; histopathological laser injury; single pulse laser energy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE INJURY;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DERMIS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855976225     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21150     Document Type: Article

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