[YAG laser in neurosurgery]. 1992

F X Roux, and L Merienne, and B Devaux, and B Leriche, and C Cioloca
Service de Neurochirurgie, Centre Hospitalier Sainte-Anne, Paris.

The authors try to answer to some practical questions concerning Yag Lasers in neurosurgery. The aim of this work is to determine the main data useful for the choice of a YAG-Laser. Are considered: the wavelengths which can be bought on the international market (1.06 microns or 1.32 microns for instance), the peripherics at disposal, the tissular effects due to the different lasers, the surgical applications and indications. The Laser unit which will be chosen should be a compromise between the different advantages and inconveniences of a particular laser, its tissular effects, its price. The multi-wavelengths units appear to be, at the present time, interesting compromises (such as 1.32 + 1.06 microns, CO2 + 1.06 microns).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009354 Neodymium An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Nd, atomic number 60, and atomic weight 144.24, and is used in industrial applications.
D009493 Neurosurgery A surgical specialty concerned with the treatment of diseases and disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral and sympathetic nervous system. Neurosurgeries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015019 Yttrium An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Y, atomic number 39, and atomic weight 88.91. In conjunction with other rare earths, yttrium is used as a phosphor in television receivers and is a component of the yttrium-aluminum garnet (YAG) lasers.
D017075 Laser Coagulation The use of green light-producing LASERS to stop bleeding. The green light is selectively absorbed by HEMOGLOBIN, thus triggering BLOOD COAGULATION. Laser Thermocoagulation,Thermocoagulation, Laser,Coagulation, Laser,Coagulations, Laser,Laser Coagulations,Laser Thermocoagulations,Thermocoagulations, Laser
D053685 Laser Therapy The use of photothermal effects of LASERS to coagulate, incise, vaporize, resect, dissect, or resurface tissue. Laser Knife,Laser Scalpel,Surgery, Laser,Vaporization, Laser,Laser Ablation,Laser Knives,Laser Photoablation of Tissue,Laser Surgery,Laser Tissue Ablation,Nonablative Laser Treatment,Pulsed Laser Tissue Ablation,Ablation, Laser,Ablation, Laser Tissue,Knife, Laser,Knifes, Laser,Knive, Laser,Knives, Laser,Laser Knifes,Laser Knive,Laser Scalpels,Laser Surgeries,Laser Therapies,Laser Treatment, Nonablative,Laser Treatments, Nonablative,Laser Vaporization,Nonablative Laser Treatments,Scalpel, Laser,Scalpels, Laser,Surgeries, Laser,Therapies, Laser,Therapy, Laser,Tissue Ablation, Laser

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