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LASERS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 917-921Publisher
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-1007-x
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Diode laser; Thermal damage; Micropulse; Soft tissue; Liver; Surgery
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different working modes (pulsed and micropulsed) and power settings of a standardized 980-nm diode laser on collateral thermal soft-tissue damage. A total of 108 bovine liver samples were cut with a diode laser at various settings in pulsed and micropulsed mode and histologically assessed to determine the area and depth of carbonization, necrosis and reversible tissue damage, as well as incision depth and width. Incision depth and width and the area and depth of carbonization, necrosis and reversible damage were correlated strongly with cutting speed. The area and depth of reversible damage were correlated with average power. The micropulsed mode produced a smaller zone of carbonization and necrosis and a smaller incision width. Setting the laser parameters in accordance with the absorption characteristics of the tissue reduced collateral thermal tissue damage while maintaining an acceptable cutting ability. Reducing collateral thermal damage from diode laser incisions is clinically relevant for promoting wound healing.
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