Polarization techniques for use with excimer-laser-based imaging of gaseous media

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erhard W. Rothe ◽  
Wolfgang Reckers ◽  
Youngwei Gu
Keyword(s):  
Excimer Laser ◽  
Gaseous Media

Photoresonant ionization of gaseous media by excimer laser radiation

1997 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. Knyazev ◽  
P. I. Mel’nikov ◽  
G. Blyum ◽  
A. A. Doroshkin ◽  
A. N. Matveenko
Keyword(s):  
Laser Radiation ◽  
Excimer Laser ◽  
Gaseous Media ◽  
Excimer Laser Radiation

Coronary Intervention with the Excimer Laser: Review of the Technology and Outcome Data

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
John Rawlins ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Excimer Laser ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Boston Scientific ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Safety And Efficacy ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Complex Lesions

Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) is a long-established adjunctive therapy that can be applied during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Technical aspects have evolved and there is an established safety and efficacy record across a number of clinical indications in contemporary interventional practice where complex lesions are routinely encountered. The role of ELCA during PCI for thrombus, non-crossable or non-expandable lesions, chronic occlusions and stent under-expansion are discussed in this review. The key advantage of ELCA over alternative atherectomy interventions is delivery on a standard 0.014-inch guidewire. Additionally, the technique can be mastered by any operator after a short period of training. The major limitation is presence of heavy calcification although when rotational atherectomy (RA) is required but cannot be applied due to inability to deliver the dedicated RotaWire™ (Boston Scientific), ELCA can create an upstream channel to permit RotaWire passage and complete the case with RA – the RASER technique.

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