Title :
Lasers in the treatment of the prostate
Author :
Aretz, H. Thomas
Author_Institution :
Harvard Med. Sch., Boston, MA, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586870
