Abstract:
A pulsed-laser-induced liquid jet (LILJ) is a new device used in neurosurgery to simultaneously crush, incise, and aspirate tissues and tumors, preserving blood vessels a...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
A pulsed-laser-induced liquid jet (LILJ) is a new device used in neurosurgery to simultaneously crush, incise, and aspirate tissues and tumors, preserving blood vessels and nerves. In addition, a feature of a pulsed LILJ is its ability to excavate tissue at constant depth while a liquid jet is being repeatedly focused at the same point. To clarify the mechanisms of constant depth of excavation, we employed a gelatin phantom and extracted brain tissue using a high-speed camera, and we then confirmed that the liquid-reservoir-induced LILJ played an important role in enabling the safe usage of an LILJ.
Published in: 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
Date of Conference: 03-07 July 2013
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 26 September 2013
Electronic ISBN:978-1-4577-0216-7
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PubMed ID: 24109838