Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA): A review of mechanisms, modeling outcomes, and issues for debate

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 393-403

  Malskat, Wendy S J ^a   Poluektova, Anna A ^b   Van Der Geld, Cees W M ^b   Neumann, H A Martino ^a   Weiss, Robert A ^c   Bruijninckx, Cornelis M A ^d   Van Gemert, Martin J C ^e  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Maryland Laser Skin and Vein Institute ^*  (United States)

^d Helder Clinic Equipezorgbedrijven   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endovenous laser ablation

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

BLOOD VOLUME; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER SURGERY; LEG VARICOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOREGULATION; TISSUE INTERACTION; TISSUE REACTION; VAPORIZATION; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN WALL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; DEVICES; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEAT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VEIN;

ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VEINS;

EID: 84897084338     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1480-5     Document Type: Review

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