Temperature profiles of 980- and 1,470-nm endovenous laser ablation, endovenous radiofrequency ablation and endovenous steam ablation

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 423-429

  Malskat, W S J ^a   Stokbroekx, M A L ^a   Van Der Geld, C W M ^b   Nijsten, T E C ^a   Van Den Bos, R R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endovenous thermal ablation; Temperature profiles; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; ENDOVENOUS SEGMENTAL RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ENDOVENOUS STEAM ABLATION; FIBER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VEIN WALL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; VARICOSE VEINS; WATER VAPOR;

WATER VAPOR;

AREA UNDER CURVE; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; STEAM; TEMPERATURE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84897102760     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1449-4     Document Type: Article

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