title: Investigation of endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins in vitro using 1.885-μm laser radiation.
abstract: This paper presents the results of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) of varicose veins in vitro using radiation of a solid-state laser based on the crystal LiYF4:Tm, with a wavelength of 1.885 μm and power output of around 3 W. An experimental series with saline solution and red blood cell (RBC) suspension in the venous lumen was performed to identify the impact of a heated carbonized layer precipitated on the fiber end face versus the efficiency of EVLA. Results of these experiments confirmed that the presence of a heated carbonized layer on the fiber end face increases the efficiency of EVLA.
authors.affiliation: Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexander N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Belyaev
authors.affiliation: Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexey N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Chabushkin
authors.affiliation: Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.
authors.forename: Svetlana A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khrushchalina
authors.affiliation: Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.
authors.forename: Oksana A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Kuznetsova
authors.affiliation: Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.|Kazan Federal University, 18 Kremlyovskaya street, Kazan, 420008, Russia.
authors.forename: Andrey A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lyapin
authors.affiliation: Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russia.
authors.forename: Konstantin N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Romanov
authors.affiliation: Ogarev Mordovia State University, 68 Bolshevistskaya Str., Saransk, 430005, Republic of Mordovia, Russia. ryabochkina@freemail.mrsu.ru.
authors.forename: Polina A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ryabochkina
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Endovenous ablation; Histologic analysis; Laser radiation