see http://www.mlt-laser.de/html/hno_medizin_en.html and http://www.mlt-laser.de/html/hno_ambulant_en.html
It seems to be a very fine & super-accurate measure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_diode.
It looks like this one has been around for quite a few years overseas (but not in Australia?) See http://www.medlaser.com.tr/pdf/quadrostar/980%20article/1-980%20nm%20applications%20of%20the%20diode%20laser%20in%20otolaryngology.pdf
Interestingly the above 2002 article refers to a patient with my condition - Osler-Weber-Rendu disease (hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia).
This newer laser is superior than its alternatives to the conventional carbon dioxide, argon, and neodimium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet lasers.
I didn't get to use the CO2 laser - and have not heard of the n:yag laser before!
The Sydney ENT I go to is an Otolaryngologist. I have no idea what that is - let alone able to pronounce it! (I think it is a fancy name for an ENT....)
It seems that this type of laser is good because "its tissue-cutting effect is comparable to that of the [CO.sub.2] laser, its coagulation effect is comparable to that of the argon laser, and it results in a slightly higher degree of absorption by tissue than does the Nd:YAG laser."
and very interestingly... "The patient with Osler-Weber-Rendu disease had no further incidence of bleeding following surgery." !!!!
It sounds very interesting, but I found the following graphic comparing the different types of lasers including C02 to Argon.
This is a very informative site!
http://www.shorelaser.com/Medical_Lasers.html
Anyway, that's enough research for today!
No comments:
Post a Comment