title: Use of he-ne laser for treatment of soft tissue trauma: evaluation by - gallium-67 citrate scanning*.
abstract: Sequential quantitative Gallium-67 Citrate (Ga-67) scanning was used to evaluate the resolution of inflammation in standardized bruises in rat thighs with and without Helium Neon (He-Ne) laser treatment. The severity of inflammation in the injured tissue was assessed as the ratio of Ga-67 localized in the bruise to the Ga-67 localized in the noninjured area of the same geometry. During the first 12 days after injury, both (He-Ne laser) treated and nontreated rats healed rapidly with no observable differences in Ga-67 localization. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1986;8(2):93-96.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Krikorian
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hartshorne
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Nemmers