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Laser Angioplasty with Optically Modified Fiber Tips

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Lasers in Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery: Fundamentals and Techniques

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 103))

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Abstract

From the short UV to the far infrared wavelengths, lasers are capable of evaporating tissue, such as atheromatous plaque [1, 2]. Percutaneous laser angioplasty, however, requires the intra-arterial delivery of the laser beam by a thin, flexible fiber (Figure 15-1). Suitable fibers are commercially available only in the range of about 200- to 2200-nm wavelengths. Outside this range, attenuation of fiber transmission is prohibitive [3]. As a result, percutaneous laser angioplasty with a CO2 laser is still experimental.

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Borst, C., Verdaasdonk, R.M., Rienks, R. (1990). Laser Angioplasty with Optically Modified Fiber Tips. In: Abela, G.S. (eds) Lasers in Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery: Fundamentals and Techniques. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 103. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1489-9_15

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