Inertial cavitation effect of catheter- based Q-switched ND:YAG laser enhance extracorporeal pulsed- focused ultrasound thrombolysis

Aim: A plaque may rupture with high risk of subsequent thrombus- mediated acute clinical events such as myocardial infarction and stroke. Catheter-based lasers have been extensively studied as an effective method to treat thrombosis. Focused ultrasound is one of the non- invasive methods to treat abnormal tissues. In pulsed- focused ultrasound with low duty cycle, which is used for thrombolysis, energy deposition rates are low enough that temperature rises are well below the threshold for thermal damage.
Source: Atherosclerosis - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research