Mechanisms of biliary stone fragmentation using the Ho:YAG laser
Mechanisms of biliary stone fragmentation using the Ho:YAG laser
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使用 Ho:YAG 激光破碎胆道结石的机制
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发表时间:
1994
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
R. Powell
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作者:
S. Schafer;F. Durville;B. Jassemnejad;K. Bartels;R. Powell
The authors have investigated the fragmentation of gallstones using the pulsed Ho:YAG laser, comparing it to lithotripsy using the visible pulsed-dye laser. They find that the physical mechanisms of stone fragmentation appear to be quite different in the two cases. Using high-speed photography, measurement of acoustic transients, time-resolved optical emission spectroscopy, and direct microscopic observation, the authors have analyzed the interaction of the Ho:YAG laser with both water and gallstones. They propose a new model in which fragmentation begins with absorption of the laser light by the stone surface. This is followed by melting and ejection of stone material, which is then swept away by the vapor bubble formed by the absorption of the Ho:YAG laser light by water. This model is in excellent agreement with the authors' experimental observations, and differs substantially from the model developed by P. Teng et al. (1987) for laser lithotripsy using the visible pulsed-dye laser.<<ETX>>