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Peripheral Laser Angioplasty with Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser and Sapphire Tips

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Laser in der Medizin / Laser in Medicine

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Laser angioplasty holds the promise to serve as an alternative to balloon angioplasty because it can remove the obstructing atheroma by vaporization rather than by fracturing the plaque (1,2). In the search for the optimum laser system we have shown a preference for pulsed lasers which are giving rise to a more precise and predictable ablation of cardiovascular tissues than continuous-wave lasers (4).

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  1. 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles’ University, Prague, Czechoslovakia

    F. Staněk, J. Kvasnička, J. Křivánek, R. Keclík, D. Tesař & F. Boudík

  2. Czech Technical University, Prague, Czechoslovakia

    V. Kubeček & K. Hamal

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  1. Instituts für Medizinische Optik, Universität München, Neuherberg, Deutschland

    Wilhelm Waidelich (Universitätsprofessor, em. Vorstand, em. Direktor) (Universitätsprofessor, em. Vorstand, em. Direktor)

  2. Instituts für Angewandte Optik, Gesellschart für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung, Neuherberg, Deutschland

    Wilhelm Waidelich (Universitätsprofessor, em. Vorstand, em. Direktor) (Universitätsprofessor, em. Vorstand, em. Direktor)

  3. Urologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Universität München, Deutschland

    Raphaela Waidelich (Ärztin) & Alfons Hofstetter (Universitätsprofessor, Direktor) (Ärztin) &  (Universitätsprofessor, Direktor)

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Staněk, F. et al. (1992). Peripheral Laser Angioplasty with Pulsed Nd:YAG Laser and Sapphire Tips. In: Waidelich, W., Waidelich, R., Hofstetter, A. (eds) Laser in der Medizin / Laser in Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50234-7_58

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