Development and evaluation of a scoring system for assessing incisions in laser surgery.

ABSTRACT: The idea of laser surgery is nearly as old as the laser itself. From the first trials to modern laser surgery systems, it was and is the aim to selectively cut the tissue in the focus spot without causing harm to surrounding structures. This is only possible when the correct parameters for the surgical laser are chosen. Usually, this is done by parameter studies. However, the concrete evaluation scheme often differs between groups and more precise approaches require staining and microscopic evaluation. To overcome these issues, a macroscopic scoring system is presented and evaluated. It can be shown that the scoring system works well and, thus, a laser cut can be evaluated within a few seconds. At the same time, the whole cutting front is taken into account. The presented scoring system is

SUBMITTER: Hohmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9427958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature