@inproceedings{8f700bad20c5435eb5776f87446e5195,
title = "Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia using a high power diode laser",
abstract = "This paper examines the potential effectiveness of a high power, 810 nm diode laser in inducing thermal coagulation of prostatic tissue. A theoretical study is performed to compare the effectiveness of the diode laser with the currently used Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) for prostrate coagulation. Transurethral diode laser irradiation in a canine model is also performed to examine the efficacy of inducing thermal coagulation in vivo. Model results show that comparable tissue effects can be obtained with both diode and Nd:YAG lasers. The in vivo results indicate that considerable amount of coagulation necrosis of prostatic tissue can be induced by the high power diode laser.",
author = "B. Anvari and S. Rastegar and M. Motamedi and M. Pow-Sang and E. Orihuela",
year = "1993",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0780313771",
series = "Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology",
publisher = "Publ by IEEE",
number = "pt 3",
pages = "1600--1601",
editor = "Szeto, {Andrew Y.J.} and Rangayyan, {Rangaraj M.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology",
edition = "pt 3",
note = "Proceedings of the 15th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Part 3 (of 3) ; Conference date: 28-10-1993 Through 31-10-1993",
}