Optoelectronics in Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Milestones in Laser Medicine

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Current Laser Medicine

      • Leon Goldman

      Pages 3-7

3. Laser in Surgery

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Current CO2 Laser Surgery

      • I. Kaplan

      Pages 11-19

   3. Preliminary Experiences with the Use of Three Lasers (CO2, ND-YAG, Argon) in some Posterior Fossa Tumors in Childhood

      • V. A. Fasano, G. F. Lombard, S. Tealdi

      Pages 20-25

   4. Thermal Collagen Shrinkage Promotes Laser-Induced Vessel Occlusion

      • W. Gorisch, K.-P. Boergen, A. Götz

      Pages 26-29

4. Laser in Urology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31

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   2. Experiences with the Neodymium-Yag Laser in Urology

      • G. Staehler, E. Schmiedt

      Pages 33-48

5. Laser in Dermatology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49

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   2. The Use of Argon Laser for Treatment in Dermal Lesions

      • G. Ginsbach

      Pages 51-62

   3. Experiences with the Argon-Laser in Dermatology

      • W. Seipp, D. Haina, V. Justen, W. Waidelich

      Pages 63-68

   4. Medical Aspects of Port-Wine Stain Coagulation by Argon-Laser

      • J. P. Hulsbergen Henning, M. J. C. van Gemert

      Pages 69-71

   5. Physical Aspects of Port-Wine Stain Coagulation by Argon-Laser

      • M. J. C. van Gemert, J. P. Hulsbergen Henning, G. M. Willems

      Pages 72-80

   6. Clinical and Histological Examinations on Laser Therapy in Dermatology

      • M. Landthaler, D. Haina, W. Waidelich, O. Braun-Falco

      Pages 81-89

6. Laser in Gynaecology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Treatment of the Cancer of the Vulva by CO2-Laser-Coagulation; First Results

      • A. Götz, W. Albrich, W. Waidelich

      Pages 93-96

   3. Reduced Thermal Load Due to Nd-YAG Laser as Compared to Conventionel Bipolar Forceps During Microsurgery on the Rat Uterus as Revealed by Thermal Imaging

      • W. Albrich, A. Götz, W. Gorisch

      Pages 97-102

7. Laser in Otorhinopharyncology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. Laser in Management of Epipharyngeal Pathology by New Method of Epipharyngomicroscopy

      • D. Radonjić, L. J. Nikolić, D. Obradović, M. Jaćimović

      Pages 105-106

The The use use of of lasers lasers in in medicine medicine has has opened opened up up entirely entirely new new fields fields of of therapy therapy and and diagnosis. diagnosis. However, However, progess progess in in the the technical technical application application of of lasers, lasers, which which often often results results in in the the sudden sudden eclipse eclipse of of previous previous techniques, techniques, far far outpaces outpaces that that in in medicine medicine itself. itself. Know-how Know-how can can be be acquired acquired only only through through exacting exacting investigations investigations by by researchers researchers and and clinicians, clinicians, and and close close collaboration collaboration between between them them is is necessary necessary if if we we are are to to understand understand the the tremendously tremendously com­ plicated plicated biosystem biosystem that that is is the the "human "human being". being". With With the the desirability desirability of of rapid rapid exchange exchange and and discussion discussion of of ideas ideas and and findings findings in in mind, mind, the the MUnchener MUnchener Messe- und und Ausstellungs-GmbH Ausstellungs-GmbH organizes organizes biennially biennially the the congress congress LASER LASER OPTOELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, which which has has become become a a forum forum for for leading leading experts experts in in laser laser medicine. medicine.

• Elektronik
• Laser
• Laserdiagnostik
• Lasertherapie
• Medicine
• Optoelectronics in medicine
• Surgery
• diagnosis
• imaging
• metabolism
• microscopy
• spectroscopy
• tissue

• Institute for Medical Optics, University of Munich, Germany

  Wilhelm Waidelich

• Department of Applied Optics, Gesellschaft für Strahlen- und Umweltforschung, Neuherberg, Germany

  Wilhelm Waidelich

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