@inproceedings{27c98a93f2914d438b7a7e9876cc3a3d,
title = "Continuous wave laser angioplasty using ir(CO) or uv(Ar) laser under visualization by a thin endoscope. In vitro and in vivo animal experiments",
abstract = "We studied an use of the continuous wave(cw) lasers (infrared and ultra-violet) to the laser angioplasty by in vitro and an animal experiment in vivo. The use of the cw lasers provides an advantage of the reliable laser energy delivery by a thin flexible fiber. We had already reported the ablation characteristics and the fiber delivery capability of the CO laser. In this paper, we describe another interesting cw laser for the laser angioplasty. The ablation characteristics of the uv Ar laser of which wavelength was approximately 350nm was studied. To develop an operation procedure of the angioscopic laser angioplasty, the animal experiments in vivo have been done under a visualization by a thin laser angioscope catheter with the CO laser irradiation. The advantage of the visualization during the laser angioplastic procedures are discussed.",
author = "Tsunenori Arai and Akira Suda and Masato Nakagawa and Makoto Kikuchi and Kyoichi Mizuno and Akira Miyamoto and Masami Sakurada and Yasuyuki Okamoto and Kimio Satomura and Akira Kurita and Haruo Nakamura and Atsushi Utsumi and Yoshiro Akai and Kiyoshi Takeuchi",
year = "1990",
month = dec,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "0819402427",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering",
pages = "54--62",
editor = "Abraham Katzir",
booktitle = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
note = "Proceedings of Optical Fibers in Medicine V ; Conference date: 14-01-1990 Through 19-01-1990",
}