Abstract
A novel real-time and non-destructive method for differentiating soft from hard tissue in laser osteotomy has been introduced and tested in a closed-loop fashion. Two laser beams were combined: a low energy frequency-doubled nanosecond Nd:YAG for detecting the type of tissue, and a high energy microsecond Er:YAG for ablating bone. The working principle is based on adjusting the energy of the Nd:YAG laser until it is low enough to create a microplasma in the hard tissue only (different energies are required to create plasma in different tissue types). Analyzing the light emitted from the generated microplasma enables real-time feedback to a shutter that prevents the Er:YAG laser from ablating the soft tissue.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1790-1807 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Biomedical Optics Express |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Werner Siemens Foundation through the Minimally Invasive Robot-Assisted Computer-guided LaserosteotomE (MIRACLE) project.
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