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Title: Application of confocal laser microscopy for monitoring mesh implants in herniology

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

The state of the surface of mesh implants and their encapsulation region in herniology is investigated by laser confocal microscopy. A correlation between the probability of developing relapses and the size and density of implant microdefects is experimentally shown. The applicability limits of differential reverse scattering for monitoring the post-operation state of implant and adjacent tissues are established based on model numerical experiments. (optical technologies in biophysics and medicine)

OSTI ID:
21550400
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 41, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2011v041n04ABEH014594; ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English