Photodisruptive ablation of brain tissue using the first, second, and fourth harmonics of a Nd:YLF picosecond laser system

Joerg P. Fischer; J. Dams; N. Suhm; M. H. Niemz; Marcus H. Goetz; C. Messer; Josef F. Bille

doi:10.1117/12.168014

1 February 1994 Photodisruptive ablation of brain tissue using the first, second, and fourth harmonics of a Nd:YLF picosecond laser system

Joerg P. Fischer, J. Dams, N. Suhm, M. H. Niemz, Marcus H. Goetz, C. Messer, Josef F. Bille

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Proceedings Volume 2077, Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168014
Event: Europto Biomedical Optics '93, 1993, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

In vitro ablation experiments of calf brain tissue using a picosecond Nd:YLF laser system are reported. The laser lesions were studied with special regard to the ablation rate and to possible injuries of tissue adjacent to the excisions. Histological examinations prove the excellent quality of the lesions, showing no signs of thermal damages or carbonization. Furthermore, the influence of higher photon energies on the ablation threshold was studied.

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Joerg P. Fischer, J. Dams, N. Suhm, M. H. Niemz, Marcus H. Goetz, C. Messer, and Josef F. Bille "Photodisruptive ablation of brain tissue using the first, second, and fourth harmonics of a Nd:YLF picosecond laser system", Proc. SPIE 2077, Laser Interaction with Hard and Soft Tissue, (1 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168014

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