• DocumentCode
    1982446
  • Title

    Massive ablation of middle ear bone with Er:YAG laser

  • Author

    Zhang, Xianzeng ; Wang, Xiaoyan ; Zhan, Zhenlin ; Ye, Qing ; Xie, Shusen

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Laser & Optoelectron. Technol., Fujian Normal Univ., Fuzhou, China
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    30-3 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Pulse erbium:YAG laser was capable of massive ablation of middle ear bone and similar outcomes as traditional methods were obtained. The morphological changes and thermal damage around incision were assessed.
  • Keywords
    biological effects of laser radiation; biothermics; bone; ear; erbium; laser applications in medicine; solid lasers; surgery; YAG:Er; ear diseases; ear surgery; incision; laser ablation; massive ablation; middle ear bone; morphological changes; peripheral tissue; pulse erbium:YAG laser; thermal damage; thermal injury; Animals; Bones; Ear; Educational technology; Laboratories; Laser ablation; Laser surgery; Laser theory; Microscopy; Optical pulses; Erbium; YAG; bone; hard tissue; laser ablation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3829-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3830-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292669
  • Filename
    5292669