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In-vivo precise brain tissue ablation using smart infrared optical fibers

  • Ilko K. Ilev*
  • , Ronald W. Waynant
  • , Tara B. Romanczyk
  • , Erik H. Gorman
  • , Christopher A. Moore
  • , Juanita J. Anders
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel and simple all-optical-waveguide mid-IR Er:YAG laser delivery system is presented. The system is intended for precise brain tissue ablation using a direct laser-to-taper coupling and a smart tissue-activated fiber probe.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)374-375
Number of pages2
JournalConference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS
Volume1
StatePublished - 2003
Event2003 IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings - TUCSON, AZ, United States
Duration: 26 Oct 200330 Oct 2003

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