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7 July 1993 Comparative study of pulsed Ho:YAG versus Tm:YAG: impulse-induced pressure in porcine aorta
Wendy J. Snyder, Wei-Qiang Shi, Sandor G. Vari M.D., Warren S. Grundfest M.D.
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Proceedings Volume 1882, Laser-Tissue Interaction IV; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147656
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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The goal of this study is to measure the average impulse induced pressure in porcine aorta by one laser pulse for both a free running Tm:YAG (2.014 microns) laser and a free running Ho:YAG (2.1 microns) laser. The pulsed Tm:YAG and Ho:YAG lasers operated at a repetition rate of 2 Hz and a FWHM pulse width of 150 microseconds. The laser energy was delivered to the tissue via a 600 micron core diameter low-OH silica fiber. The impulse pressure induced in the aortic wall was evaluated using tissue samples (n equals 50) mounted on a pendulum to measure the transferred momentum from the laser pulse to the tissue. The impulse induced pressure was determined using a contact mode, where the fiber tip and tissue surface are within 0.5 mm of each other. The impulse induced pressure was studied over a fluence range of 35 - 350 J/cm2, fifteen measurements were taken at each fluence level. The results showed that the average impulse induced pressure of the Ho:YAG pulsed laser in the fiber contact mode was 2 - 6 times greater than in the non-contact mode, where the energy at the fiber tip was imaged onto the tissue surface. The results also showed that both the Ho:YAG and the Tm:YAG average impulse induced pressure, in the contact mode, increased linearly at lower fluences, reaching a peak at approximately 13 - 14 atm.
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Wendy J. Snyder, Wei-Qiang Shi, Sandor G. Vari M.D., and Warren S. Grundfest M.D. "Comparative study of pulsed Ho:YAG versus Tm:YAG: impulse-induced pressure in porcine aorta", Proc. SPIE 1882, Laser-Tissue Interaction IV, (7 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147656
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KEYWORDS
Pulsed laser operation
Laser tissue interaction
Natural surfaces
Tissues
Absorption
Laser cutting
Fiber lasers
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