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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292669
