Thermographic study of laser on arteries
1987
We analyzed the different effects of CO2, Nd-YAG, and argon lasers on aorta by using a Thermovision infrared system that registered the laser interaction with mongrel dog aorta. The images (thermograms) obtained were processed by a computer, which associated each area of the same temperature with a determined color. These thermograms were compared to histological analysis of the respective samples and the following results were obtained: (1) After the application of each laser there is very little propagation of heat in tissue. (2) The CO2 laser makes tissue reach 100°C in less than 0.05 seconds. (3) The heat dissipation time was higher with the Nd-YAG laser due to higher scattering on tissue.
Based on this research we conclude that the CO2 laser was best absorbed, the Nd-YAG laser penetrated human tissue with the best results, and the argon laser had the most significant backscattering.
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