Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 20, Issue 3, 237(1993)
Clinical application of laser channelizing peripheral arteries
Using Nd:YAG laser and optical fiber with a metal tip, 8 patients' 10 totally occluded peripheral arteries have been successfully channelized without hemorrhage and perforation occurred. The laser energy was from 360 J to 2808 J, and the length of channelized segments was from 6 cm to 45 cm. 7 patients had follow-up examination with Doppler velocimetry at one year. All of them didn' t have recurrence of symptoms.
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[in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese], [in Chinese]. Clinical application of laser channelizing peripheral arteries[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 1993, 20(3): 237