In vitro assessment of fiber sweeping speed during Q-switched 532-nm laser tissue ablation

Danop Rajabhandharaks; Hyun Wook Kang; Woo Jin Ko; Douglas Stinson; Benjamin Choi

doi:10.1117/12.879275

17 February 2011 In vitro assessment of fiber sweeping speed during Q-switched 532-nm laser tissue ablation

Danop Rajabhandharaks, Hyun Wook Kang, Woo Jin Ko, Douglas Stinson, Benjamin Choi

Proceedings Volume 7883, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VII; 78831K (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879275
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (PVP) is considered a minimally invasive procedure to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). During the PVP, the prostate gland is irradiated by the 532-nm laser and the fiber is swept and dragged along the urethra. In this study the speed of sweeping fiber during the PVP is being investigated. In vitro porcine kidney model was used (N=100) throughout the experiment. A Q-switched 532-nm laser, equipped with sidefiring 750-Um fiber, was employed and set to power levels of 120 and 180 W. The speed of fiber sweeping was the only variable in this study and varied at 0 (i.e. no sweeping), 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 sweep/s. Ablation rate, depth, and coagulation thickness were quantified. Based on the current settings, ablation rate decreased as sweeping speed increased and was maximized between 0 to 1.0 sweep/s for 120-W power level and between 0 to 0.5 sweep/s for 180-W power level. Ablation rate at 180 W was higher than that at 120 W, regardless of sweeping speed. Ablation depth at both 120 and 180 W was maximized at 0 sweep/s and decreased 35% at 0.5 sweep/s. The overall coagulation thickness was less than 1.5 mm and comparable from 0 to 1.5 sweep/s (0.8~0.9 mm) and increased at 2.0 sweep/s (~1.1 mm). This study demonstrated that tissue ablation performance was contingent upon sweeping speed and maximized at slow sweeping speed due to longer laser-tissue interaction time and larger area coverage by the 532-nm light.

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Danop Rajabhandharaks, Hyun Wook Kang, Woo Jin Ko, Douglas Stinson, and Benjamin Choi "In vitro assessment of fiber sweeping speed during Q-switched 532-nm laser tissue ablation", Proc. SPIE 7883, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics VII, 78831K (17 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.879275

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Tissues

Laser ablation

Laser tissue interaction

Fiber lasers

Prostate

Q switched lasers

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