| Descriptor English: | Laser Therapy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Terapia por Láser
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Terapia a Laser | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Thérapie laser | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Ablation, Laser Ablation, Laser Tissue Knife, Laser Knifes, Laser Knive, Laser Knives, Laser Laser Ablation Laser Knife Laser Knifes Laser Knive Laser Knives Laser Photoablation of Tissue Laser Scalpel Laser Scalpels Laser Surgeries Laser Surgery Laser Therapies Laser Tissue Ablation Laser Treatment, Nonablative Laser Treatments, Nonablative Laser Vaporization Nonablative Laser Treatment Nonablative Laser Treatments Pulsed Laser Tissue Ablation Scalpel, Laser Scalpels, Laser Surgeries, Laser Surgery, Laser Therapies, Laser Therapy, Laser Tissue Ablation, Laser Vaporization, Laser |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.594 E04.014.520 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053685 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The use of photothermal effects of LASERS to coagulate, incise, vaporize, resect, dissect, or resurface tissue. |
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| Annotation: | general; prefer specifics or specific laser term/ ther use; coordinate with disease and/or organ /surg; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY is also available; laser surgery of cataract = LASER SURGERY (IM) see LASER THERAPY + CATARACT EXTRACTION (IM) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2008; for LASER SURGERY, LASER SCALPEL , LASER KNIFE, and VAPORIZATION, LASER see LASER SURGERY 1987-2007 |
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| History Note: | 2008 |
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| Related: |
Lasers
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 52861 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D053685 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WO 511 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2008/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2007/07/09 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/07/13 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Laser Therapy
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Vaporization, Laser
- Narrower
Nonablative Laser Treatment
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Laser Scalpel
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Laser Surgery
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| Concept UI |
M0495576 |
| Scope note | The use of photothermal effects of LASERS to coagulate, incise, vaporize, resect, dissect, or resurface tissue. |
| Preferred term | Laser Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Laser Therapies Therapies, Laser Therapy, Laser |
| Concept UI |
M0012247 |
| Preferred term | Vaporization, Laser |
| Entry term(s) |
Ablation, Laser Ablation, Laser Tissue Laser Ablation Laser Photoablation of Tissue Laser Tissue Ablation Laser Vaporization Pulsed Laser Tissue Ablation Tissue Ablation, Laser |
| Concept UI |
M0496905 |
| Scope note | The utilization of photothermal effects of LASERS to denature COLLAGEN without destroying tissue. |
| Preferred term | Nonablative Laser Treatment |
| Entry term(s) |
Laser Treatment, Nonablative Laser Treatments, Nonablative Nonablative Laser Treatments |
| Concept UI |
M0012244 |
| Preferred term | Laser Scalpel |
| Entry term(s) |
Knife, Laser Knifes, Laser Knive, Laser Knives, Laser Laser Knife Laser Knifes Laser Knive Laser Knives Laser Scalpels Scalpel, Laser Scalpels, Laser |
| Concept UI |
M0012245 |
| Scope note | The use of a laser either to vaporize surface lesions or to make bloodless cuts in tissue. It does not include the coagulation of tissue by laser (LASER COAGULATION). |
| Preferred term | Laser Surgery |
| Entry term(s) |
Laser Surgeries Surgeries, Laser Surgery, Laser |
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