Continuous wave laser angioplasty using ir(CO) or uv(Ar) laser under visualization by a thin endoscope. In vitro and in vivo animal experiments

Tsunenori Arai, Akira Suda, Masato Nakagawa, Makoto Kikuchi, Kyoichi Mizuno, Akira Miyamoto, Masami Sakurada, Yasuyuki Okamoto, Kimio Satomura, Akira Kurita, Haruo Nakamura, Atsushi Utsumi, Yoshiro Akai, Kiyoshi Takeuchi

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Abstract

We studied an use of the continuous wave(cw) lasers (infrared and ultra-violet) to the laser angioplasty by in vitro and an animal experiment in vivo. The use of the cw lasers provides an advantage of the reliable laser energy delivery by a thin flexible fiber. We had already reported the ablation characteristics and the fiber delivery capability of the CO laser. In this paper, we describe another interesting cw laser for the laser angioplasty. The ablation characteristics of the uv Ar laser of which wavelength was approximately 350nm was studied. To develop an operation procedure of the angioscopic laser angioplasty, the animal experiments in vivo have been done under a visualization by a thin laser angioscope catheter with the CO laser irradiation. The advantage of the visualization during the laser angioplastic procedures are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
EditorsAbraham Katzir
PublisherPubl by Int Soc for Optical Engineering
Pages54-62
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)0819402427
Publication statusPublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of Optical Fibers in Medicine V - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Duration: 1990 Jan 141990 Jan 19

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume1201
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Other

OtherProceedings of Optical Fibers in Medicine V
CityLos Angeles, CA, USA
Period90/1/1490/1/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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