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Record Nr.

UNINA9910144843203321

Autore

Berger Noel

Titolo

Veterinary laser surgery [[electronic resource] ] : a practical guide / / Noel Berger, Peter H. Eeg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., c2006

ISBN

1-281-31770-5

9786611317706

0-470-34449-0

0-470-34412-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EegPeter H

Disciplina

636.089/7

636.0897

Soggetti

Veterinary surgery

Lasers in veterinary medicine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-226) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Theory of Laser Surgery; 1 General Principles of Laser Energy and Biophysics; 2 Power Density and the Basic Effects of Radiant Energy on Tissue; 3 Fundamentals of Laser-Tissue Interactions; 4 Types of Laser-Tissue Interaction Related to the Rate of Heat Transfer Through Soft Tissue; 5 Laser Systems, Wavelengths, and Technology Selection; Part II Practical Laser Surgery; 6 Safety Considerations; 7 Economic Considerations for Use of Laser Energy in Veterinary Medical Practice; 8 Pain Management Considerations for Laser Surgery Procedures

Part III Clinical Laser Technique and Procedures9 Diode Lasers in Small Animal Veterinary Medicine; 10 Introduction to Clinical Applications of CO2Laser Energy in Veterinary Medical and Surgical Services; Case Studies; Suggested Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Surgical and therapeutic use of lasers began in human medicine in the early 1960s. Technology and equipment advanced rapidly. Over the last ten years veterinarians have been exploring the many potential advantages that various lasers provide their patients. Because laser



light energy can be applied directly to target tissue or administered to distant lesions at a remote site through fiberoptic components, laser surgery has become an invaluable and growing veterinary surgical resource. Unlike many medical technologies, the size, reliability, and portability of lasers have improved so rapidly th