Investigation of stone retropulsion as a function of Ho:YAG laser pulse duration

Hyun Wook Kang; Ho Lee; Jason Petersen; J. H. Teichman M.D.; A. J. Welch

doi:10.1117/12.646513

22 February 2006 Investigation of stone retropulsion as a function of Ho:YAG Laser pulse duration

Hyun Wook Kang, Ho Lee, Jason Petersen, J. H. Teichman M.D., A. J. Welch

Proceedings Volume 6078, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics II; 607815 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646513
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Stone retropulsion during Ho:YAG (λ = 2.12 μm) laser lithotripsy with various pulse durations (τ_p: 250 ~ 495 μsec) was investigated. Depending on pulse energy, optical pulse durations were divided into two regimes: short pulse (250~350 μsec) and long pulse (315~495 μsec). Retropulsion distance was measured as a function of pulse energy from 0.4 J to 1.2 J. Calculus phantoms made from plaster of Paris were ablated with a free running Ho:YAG laser using various optical fibers (200, 400, 600 μm) in water. In order to examine the ablation efficiency of two different pulse durations, a single pulse was applied, and the dynamics of the recoil action of a calculus phantom was monitored using a high-speed camera. The correlation among laser-induced topography, ablation volume, and retropulsion was evaluated. Higher pulse energy and larger fibers resulted in larger ablation volume and retropulsion. At a given pulse energy, optical pulses with different durations yielded comparable ablation volumes. The shorter duration pulses induced more retropulsion than longer pulses did at the same pulse energy. Larger retropulsion with the shorter pulse is thought to be induced by higher temperature at the vapor-solid interface, subsequently resulting in faster plume ejection with higher recoil momentum. The results suggest that a longer pulse could minimize retropulsion of the stone during lithotripsy.

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Hyun Wook Kang, Ho Lee, Jason Petersen, J. H. Teichman M.D., and A. J. Welch "Investigation of stone retropulsion as a function of Ho:YAG Laser pulse duration", Proc. SPIE 6078, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics II, 607815 (22 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.646513

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