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The use of the laser in the recanalisation of arteries obstructed by atheromatous plaque is currently limited by the high risk of accidental perforation. This is largely due to the absence of information about the thickness and composition of the arterial wall. As a result, it is difficult to target the laser radiation at atheromatous sites without damaging adjacent or underlying normal tissues.
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Beard, P.C., Cornforth, R.J., Essenpreis, M., Mills, T.N. (1994). Photoacoutic Response of Post Mortem Human Aorta to 10ns Laser Pulses. In: Waidelich, W., Waidelich, R., Hofstetter, A. (eds) Laser in der Medizin / Laser in Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93548-0_34
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