Thermal laser angioplasty uses constant laser power, producing widely variable tip temperatures in vivo. Results have been suboptimal. We studied the effect of 50400°C tip temperatures on depth of ablation at 192 sites on plaqued and normal human aorta in vitro, and the angiographic and histologic r
Laser thermal angioplasty probe (“hot tip”) temperature: Effects of flow
✍ Scribed by Dr. Eric Rosenthal; Stephanos Foussas; Joseph K. Montarello; Edward G. C. A. Boyd; Paul V. L. Curry
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 719 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-8092
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