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Over the past 20 years the laser has been introduced into the neurosurgical armamentarium and become widely accepted [4, 131. As our understanding of the physics of lasers has improved, standard techniques for utilizing the properties of lasers to remove central nervous system tumors, excise scar tissue, and repair critical structures such as nerves and blood vessels have developed.
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Watts, C., Levy, W.J. (1988). Laser in Pain Management. In: Robertson, J.H., Clark, W.C. (eds) Lasers in Neurosurgery. Foundations of Neurological Surgery, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1763-0_11
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