@inproceedings{57a25ad2259449478100a1acf7a39f42,
title = "Ablation characteristics of menisci by various laser irradiation (193nm-10.6μm), pulsed and continuous wave",
abstract = "The laser ablation characteristics of the procine menisci by the various laser irradiations were studied. We employed nine laser wavelengthes from ultraviolet(UV) region to infrared(IR) region, pulsed or continuous wave (cw). All laser irradiation experiments were performed in vitro with a fixed laser beam in air. The ablation rate and damaged layer thickness were measured. In order to compare the ablation characteristics of various laser wavelengths at the same condition, the laser irradiation energy density was kept constant. This study will investigate if the ablation characteristics depends on the wavelength of lasers and on emission mode (pulsed or cw). We expect that this study contribute to the progress in arthroscopic laser meniscectomy.",
author = "Masato Nakagawa and Tsunenori Arai and Akira Suda and Makoto Kikuchi and Shiro Murakoshi and Katsuya Nakagawa and Minori Hashimoto and Yukio Ueda and Minoru Shidara",
year = "1990",
doi = "10.1117/12.17458",
language = "English",
isbn = "0819402419",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering",
pages = "190--196",
booktitle = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
note = "Proceedings of Laser Surgery: Advanced Characterization Therapeutics, and Systems II ; Conference date: 14-01-1990 Through 19-01-1990",
}