Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 627-628 , March 2005

Plasma bubble formation induced by holmium laser

  • Joel M.H. Teichman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, University of British Columbia, Providence Healthcare, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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  • Randolph D. Glickman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
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  • Kin F. Chan, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Reliant Technologies Inc., Palo Alto, California
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  • E. Duco Jansen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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  • A.J. Welch, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Optics Program, University of Texas, Austin, Texas

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PII: S0090-4295(04)00690-9

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.082

Urology
Volume 65, Issue 3 , Pages 627-628 , March 2005

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