Clinical Ultrafast Laser Surgery: Recent Advances and Future Directions

• Published in: IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 242 - 255
• Main Authors: Hoy, Christopher L., Ferhanoglu, Onur, Yildirim, Murat, Ki Hyun Kim, Karajanagi, Sandeep S., Chan, Ka Man Carmen, Kobler, James B., Zeitels, Steven M., Ben-Yakar, Adela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.03.2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Ablation; biomedical optical imaging; Endoscopes; Free electron lasers; Laser ablation; Laser beam cutting; Laser surgery; Lasers; Medical equipment; nonlinear optics; Ophthalmology; Pulsed lasers; Quantum electronics; Surgery; Ultrafast lasers; Ultrafast optics

Ultrafast pulsed lasers can be used to achieve remarkable precision during surgical ablation. Through nonlinear interactions with tissue, ultrafast lasers can provide a largely non-thermal mechanism of ablation and a unique ability to create targeted damage within bulk tissue. These advantages have...