Concepedia

Erbium: YAG laser Lithotripsy Mechanism

Kin Foong Chan, H.O. Lee, Joel M.H. Teichman, Angela D. Kamerer, H. Stan McGuff, Gracie Vargas, Ashley J. Welch

The Journal of Urology · 2002 · 40 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The erbium:YAG laser fragments stones through a photothermal mechanism.

References

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Holmium: YAG Lithotripsy: Photothermal Mechanism

GEORGE J. VASSAR, Kin Foong Chan, Joel M.H. Teichman et al. · Journal of Endourology · 1999 · 244 citations

Temperature dependence of the absorption coefficient of water for midinfrared laser radiation

E. Duco Jansen, Ton G. van Leeuwen, Massoud Motamedi et al. · Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 1994 · 190 citations

Effect of pulse duration on bubble formation and laser-induced pressure waves during holmium laser ablation

E. Jansen, Thomas Asshauer, Martin Frenz et al. · Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 1996 · 158 citations

Effect of the dynamic optical properties of water on midinfrared laser ablation

Joseph T. Walsh, Joseph P. Cummings · Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 1994 · 145 citations

The pyrolysis of carbon compounds

Henry Leffmann · Journal of the Franklin Institute · 1929 · 104 citations

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