Laser applications in surgery

Annals of Translational Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 23, 2016, Pages

  Azadgoli, Beina ^a   Baker, Regina Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser lithotripsy; Laser therapy; Lasers

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASER; DIODE LASER; ERBIUM YAG LASER; ESTHETIC SURGERY; LASER; LASER SURGERY; LITHOTRIPSY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NEODYMIUM YAG LASER; PHOTOAGING; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; RESURFACING DEVICE; ROBOTICS; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 85006357090     PISSN: 23055839     EISSN: 23055847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/atm.2016.11.51     Document Type: Article

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