| Literature DB >> 4039109 |
J E DeLia, J G Rogers, J A Dixon.
Abstract
We tested the feasibility of treating placental vascular anomalies with a fetoscopically delivered neodymium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser in pregnant ewes. This laser provided sufficient power in an amniotic fluid medium to occlude placental vessels as large as 7 mm in diameter within 6 seconds at a power density of 2000 W/cm2.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 4039109 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(85)90395-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol ISSN: 0002-9378 Impact factor: 8.661