Infrared laser thermal fusion of blood vessels: Preliminary ex vivo tissue studies

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Cilip, Christopher M ^a   Rosenbury, Sarah B ^a   Giglio, Nicholas ^a   Hutchens, Thomas C ^a   Schweinsberger, Gino R ^a   Kerr, Duane ^b   Latimer, Cassandra ^b   Nau, William H ^b   Fried, Nathaniel M ^a  

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

^b Covidien Energy Based Devices ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

blood vessels; coagulation; fusion; hemostasis; infrared; laser; sealing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EQUIPMENT; HISTOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY VEIN; LASER; LASER COAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SWINE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; INFRARED RAYS; KIDNEY; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RENAL VEINS; SWINE;

EID: 84886800459     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.18.5.058001     Document Type: Article

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