Optoacoustic monitoring of laser correction of the ear shape

Authors
Omel'chenko, AI Sobol', EN Sviridov, AP Harding, S Jumel, K Walker, R Jones, N
Citation
Ai. Omel'Chenko et al., Optoacoustic monitoring of laser correction of the ear shape, QUANTUM EL, 30(11), 2000, pp. 1031-1033
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
ISSN journal
10637818 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1031 - 1033
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(200011)30:11<1031:OMOLCO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Acoustic monitoring of a plastic operation for reshaping the porcine ear us ing radiation from a Ho:YAG laser was performed to control a change in the elasticity of the ear cartilage. Variations in the cartilage elasticity wer e controlled by changes in the amplitude and shape of an acoustic wave duri ng the laser action. It is shown that the optoacoustic signal amplitude exp onentially decreases at least by a factor of 2 - 2.5 at the moment of the c artilage reshaping caused by the action of radiation pulses from a Ho : YAG laser.