title: Experimental irradiation of femoral arteries by carbon dioxide (CO2) laser: morphologic changes under transmission electron microscope (T.E.M.) examination.
abstract: In order to study the morphologic changes after CO2 laser irradiation, 42 rat femoral arteries were irradiated under various conditions at different time intervals from zero to three weeks. The arteries were examined under transmission electron microscope (T.E.M.), and 30 mW power and 0.3 to 0.5 mm/sec velocity were considered to be the most suitable for a CO2 anastomosis of small femoral arteries.
authors.affiliation: Clinique du Parc Lyon, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Travers
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kajiwara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikuta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000293:injuries / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology