ATHEROSCLEROTIC TISSUE-ANALYSIS BY TIME-RESOLVED XECL EXCIMER-LASER REFLECTOMETRY

Authors
PETTIT GH SAUERBREY R TITTEL FK WEILBACHER D HENRY PD
Citation
Gh. Pettit et al., ATHEROSCLEROTIC TISSUE-ANALYSIS BY TIME-RESOLVED XECL EXCIMER-LASER REFLECTOMETRY, Lasers in surgery and medicine, 13(3), 1993, pp. 279-283
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Laboratory Technology",Surgery
Journal title
Lasers in surgery and medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01968092
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
279 - 283
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-8092(1993)13:3<279:ATBTXE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The temporal modification of XeCl laser pulses reflected from human ao rta tissue immersed in saline has been studied. Dynamic tissue reflect ivity of both normal and atherosclerotic tissues has been examined for various incident pulse fluences between 0.7 and 6.5 J/cm2. Changes in reflected pulse duration are observed for fluences at or above 2.6 J/ cm2 with normal tissue targets and 3.0 J/cm2 With calcified plaque. Su ch reflected pulse analysis may prove useful in identifying tissue tar gets for ablation during laser angioplasty.