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Lasers in Neurosurgery /

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The introduction of lasers as surgical instruments has provided neurosurgeons with a new tool that is more delicate than those previously available. Careful use of surgical lasers results in precise removal of neoplastic tissues with minimal damage to the adjacent structures. The authors - pioneers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Downing, E. F. (Edward F.)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ascher, Peter W., Cerullo, L. J. (Leonard J.), Neblett, Charles R., Robertson, Jon H., Tew, John M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 1989.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Neurology.
Nervous system > Surgery.
Biomedical engineering.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • F. Frank: Basic Physics and Biophysics
  • J.M. Tew Jr., W.D. Tobler, M. Zuccarello: The Treatment of Arteriovenous Malformations of the Brain with the Neodymium: YAG Laser
  • W.C. Clark, J.H. Robertson: Laser Resection of Meningiomas
  • P.W. Ascher: Tumours on and in the Pons and Medulla oblongata
  • C.R. Neblett: Reconstructive Vascular Neurosurgery: Microsurgical CO2 Laser Application
  • K.R. Crone, T.S. Berger, J.M. Tew Jr.: Laser Applications in Pediatric Neurosurgery
  • V.A. Fasano, R.M. Ponzio: The Use of Contact Laser in Neurosurgery. Clinical and Experimental Data
  • Subject Index.