Laser coronary angioplasty using carbon monoxide lasers

A study was made of a laser angioplasty system using a CO laser, 5 mu m in wavelength. To achieve therapeutic irradiation in a water solution, the authors developed a contact CO laser irradiation method which uses an optical fiber to carry the laser beam to the lesion. The authors have also develope...

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Main Authors: Arai, T., Nakagawa, M., Kikuchi, M., Mizuno, K., Arakawa, K., Shibuya, T., Satomura, K., Miyamoto, A., Okamato, Y., Isojima, K., Kurita, A., Nakamura, H., Utsumi, A., Takeuchi, K.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioplasty
Arteries
Catheters
Educational institutions
Fiber lasers
In vivo
Laser ablation
Medical diagnostic imaging
Optical fiber cables
Optical fibers
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Summary:A study was made of a laser angioplasty system using a CO laser, 5 mu m in wavelength. To achieve therapeutic irradiation in a water solution, the authors developed a contact CO laser irradiation method which uses an optical fiber to carry the laser beam to the lesion. The authors have also developed a thin coronary angioscope catheter for diagnosis and targeting of this therapy.< >
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94446