DocumentCode
310007
Title
Lasers in the treatment of the prostate
Author
Aretz, H. Thomas
Author_Institution
Harvard Med. Sch., Boston, MA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1994
fDate
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Firstpage
21
Abstract
The present approaches to the laser treatment can be divided into transurethral sidefiring application, either under visual or ultrasound control, transurethral contact laser fibers, a combination of these two techniques, and transurethral or transperineal interstitial laser application
Keywords
laser applications in medicine; laser treatment; prostate; transperineal interstitial laser application; transurethral contact laser fibers; transurethral sidefiring application; ultrasound control; visual control; Catheterization; Coagulation; Energy states; Fiber lasers; Glands; Hospitals; Laser beams; Monitoring; Optical fiber devices; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1470-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586870
Filename
586870
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