Analysis of infrared laser tissue ablation

Gordon P. McKenzie; Brenda H. Timmerman; Peter J. Bryanston-Cross

doi:10.1117/12.589799

15 April 2005 Analysis of infrared laser tissue ablation

Gordon P. McKenzie, Brenda H. Timmerman, Peter J. Bryanston-Cross

Proceedings Volume 5695, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVI; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589799
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The mechanisms involved in infrared laser tissue ablation are studied using a free electron laser (FELIX) in order to clarify whether the increased ablation efficiency reported in literature for certain infrared wavelengths is due to a wavelength effect or to the specific pulse structure of the lasers that are generally used in these studies. Investigations are presented of ablation of vitreous from pigs’ eyes using several techniques including protein gel electrophoresis and ablation plume visualization. The ablation effects of three different infrared wavelengths are compared: 3 mm, which is currently in clinical surgical use, and the wavelengths associated with the amide I and amide II bands, i.e. 6.2 mm and 6.45mm, respectively. The results suggest a different ablation mechanism to be in operation for each studied wavelength, thus indicating that the generally reported increased ablation efficiency in the 6-6.5 micron range is due to the wavelength rather than the typical free electron laser pulse structure.

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Gordon P. McKenzie, Brenda H. Timmerman, and Peter J. Bryanston-Cross "Analysis of infrared laser tissue ablation", Proc. SPIE 5695, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVI, (15 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589799

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