Abstract
The Er:YAG laser has gained significant interest in the field of oral surgery due to its high water absorptivity, precision and patient acceptance. However, its application is limited by the lack of a contact-free feedback system which would enable safe laser guidance. In this work, a potential new, robust feedback modality based on speckle-analysis is presented which detects the acoustic signals produced during laser surgery. Oral soft- and hard tissue samples are investigated ex-vivo for its differentiation capability using the speckle modality. This technique might help to broaden the clinical application of Er:YAG lasers.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics IV |
Editors | Vasilis Ntziachristos, Roger Zemp |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510628472 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Event | Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics IV 2019 - Munich, Germany Duration: 24 Jun 2019 → 25 Jun 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
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Volume | 11077 |
ISSN (Print) | 1605-7422 |
Conference
Conference | Opto-Acoustic Methods and Applications in Biophotonics IV 2019 |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Munich |
Period | 24/06/19 → 25/06/19 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 SPIE-OSA.
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge funding of the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the framework of the German excellence initiative.
Funders | Funder number |
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | |
German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development | |
Erlangen Graduate School of Advanced Optical Technologies |
Keywords
- Er:YAG laser
- Laser surgery
- Tissue differentiation