01:42 Jul 15, 2010
in the sl text the writer discusses the use of balloom angioplasty (not new) + the use of a laser (new technique to reach parts that were then unreachable and now, thanks to the laser they can (the text was written in 1986) in the very last paragraph this term appears :
A further development could be to dye the scar tissue, fatyy deposits and blood clot selectively and use a 'tuned' laser. In other words, a laser emitting light at a frquency that would be taken up preferentially by the blockage. thanks again for your help |