Erbium laser ablation of bone: effect of water content

Joseph T. Walsh Jr.; D. A. Hill

doi:10.1117/12.44086

1 June 1991 Erbium laser ablation of bone: effect of water content

Joseph T. Walsh Jr., D. A. Hill

Proceedings Volume 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44086
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Er:YSGG laser ablation of fresh and oven-dried bone was quantified by measuring the mass lost during single pulse irradiation of tissue. The results indicate a statistically significant difference between the ablation of fresh and oven-dried bone. The difference is, however, not as great as would be expected from the difference in 2.78-micrometers absorption as measured using attenuated total reflectance.

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Joseph T. Walsh Jr. and D. A. Hill "Erbium laser ablation of bone: effect of water content", Proc. SPIE 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44086

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