1. Pulsed excimer laser angioplasty of human cadaveric arteries
Edward M. Farrell, M.D., Lyall A.J. Higginson, M.D., Wing S. Nip, Ph.D., Virginia M. Walley, M.D., Wilbert J. Keon, M.D. 
Journal of Vascular Surgery 
Volume 3, Issue 2, Pages (February 1986)
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2. Fig. 1A
KrF (249 nm) excimer laser cutting through intimal atherosclerosis to internal elastic lamina. Note clean precise edges without evidence of either thermal or acoustic damage. (Hematoxylin-phloxine saffron stain; original magnification, × 250.)
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3. Fig. 1B
XeCl (308 nm) excimer laser removing portion of thick atherosclerotic plaque. (Hematoxylin-phloxine saffron stain; original magnification, × 156.)
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4. Fig. 1C
XeF (351 nm) excimer laser ablating plaque from moderately diseased intima. (Hematoxylin-phloxine saffron stain; original magnification, × 156.)
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5. Fig. 2A
Scanning electron micrograph demonstrating effect of XeCl (308 nm) excimer laser cutting through atherosclerotic plaque. (Gold-coated stain; original magnification, × 315.)
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6. Fig. 2B
Transmission electron microscopy demonstrating enlargement of cut edge in Fig. 2A. Note remarkably smooth surface left by laser and integrity of the adjacent tissue. (Uranyl lead acetate stain; original magnification, × 1800.)
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