title: Comparison of tissue effects with sculptured fiberoptic cables and other Nd:YAG laser and argon laser treatments.
abstract: The use of a fiber optic cable in contact with tissue results in a complex thermal interaction between the cable and the tissue. The effect of the laser-tissue interaction was investigated using sculptured quartz fiber optic cables, sapphire contact rods, and bare fiber optic cables attached to the Nd:YAG laser. The laser-tissue effects of the Nd:YAG and argon lasers were compared. Examination of treated animals showed there to be a significant difference between immediate and 48-hour thermal effects. The sculptured fibers created significantly less tissue damage than the sapphire contact tips, the 0.6-mm bare fiber, or the argon laser with a 0.3-mm bare fiber either with or without contact. All Nd:YAG laser contact treatments were less damaging than the argon laser treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Shirk
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gimpelson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krewer
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D000818:Animals; D001128:Argon; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006358:Hot Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D007813:Laparotomy; D007834:Lasers; D008028:Light Coagulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D009354:Neodymium; D055100:Optical Fibers; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D014945:Wound Healing; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium; D001128:Argon; D000537:Aluminum Oxide