Lasers in Medical Science

Editorial

Frank W. Cross, J. Stuart Nelson, Martin J. C. van Gemert, Steven L. Jacques

Morphological analysis of microarterial media repair after 830 nm diode laser assisted end-to-end anastomosis: Comparison with conventional manual suture

J. Tang, S. Rouy, M. Prudhomme, G. Delacrètaz, G. Godlewski

Dosedependent photodynamic effects of 9-acetoxy-2,7,12,17-tetrakis(\-methoxyethyl)-porphycene in vitro

S. Karrer, R. M. Szeimies, A. Ebert, S. Fickweiler, C. Abels, W. BÄumler, M. Landthaler

XeCl laser ablation of biocompatible PTFE studied by photothermal beam deflection

C. D. Skordoulis, M. I. Makropoulou, A. L. Bolovinos, A. A. Serafetinides

Clinical effects of dynamic cooling during pulsed laser treatment of port-wine stains

E. J. Fiskerstran, K. Ryggen, L. T. Norvang, L. O. Svaasand

Smooth excimer laser coronary angioplasty (SELCA) and conventional excimer laser angioplasty: Comparison of vascular injury and smooth muscle cell proliferation

M. Oberhoff, A. Baumbach, C. Herdeg, S. Hassenstein, D. Y. Xie, E. Blessing, H. Hanke, K. K. Haase, E. Betz, K. R. Karsch

Characterization of a murine model for the rapid assessment of acute photodynamic response in tumour and muscle

J. K. Ansell, M. L. De Jode, M. F. Grahn

Laser doppler flowmetry in the hyperbaric environment

G. Litscher, K. O. Möller, B. Ratzenhofer-komenda, G. Schwarz, T. Koop, H. Kovac

Longterm comparison of soft palate scars after UPPP made by CO2, contact Nd-YAG or combined CO2 and Nd-YAG laser beams

J. Laranne, J. Pukander, H. Puhakka, I. Rantala, A. Harmoinen, P. Holm

In vivo temperature measurement during transcatheter endomyocardial Nd-YAG laser irradiation in dogs

H. P. Weber, A. Heinze, G. Hauptmann, L. Ruprecht, E. Unsöld

Photo-acoustic determination of optical parameters of tissue-like media with reference to opto-acoustic diffraction

S. Lohmann, Chr. Ruff, Chr. Schmitz, H. Lubatschowski, W. Ertmer

Enhancement of tissue lesion depth by dual wavelength irradiation with the Nd-YAG/KTP laser: Perspectives for laser prostatectomy

F. Schmidlin, G. Delacrètaz, M. Oswald, C. Iselin, P. Jichlinski, B. Mermillod, R. Lemoine, H. -J. Leisinger, P. Graber

Laser Applications in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. G. Catone and C. Alling (eds)

P. F. Bradley

Letter to the editors

N. Riley, S. K. Kaluskar

New laser literature

A. J. MacRobert

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