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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lasers Surg Med. 2010 Aug;42(6):450–466. doi: 10.1002/lsm.20950

TABLE 2.

Studies Involving the Use of Combined Lasers (CW + PW)

Refs. Subject Condition λ (nm) f (Hz) Other reported parameters Results
Gigo-Benato et al.
  [23]		 Rats Nerve regeneration 808 (CW), 905 (PW),
808 + 905 (CW + PW)		 10,000 Power: 416 mW (CW), 28 W (PW); energy
  density: 29 J/cm2 (CW), 40 J/cm2 (PW);
  pulse duration: 454 seconds (CW),
  200 nanoseconds (PW)		 Combined
  (CW + PW) >
  CW > PW
Branco and
  Naeser [62]		 Humans Pain 670 (CW), 904 (PW) 73, 584, 3,500 N/A Combined regimen
  (CW + PW + TEN-
  TENS) effective
Naeser et al. [29] Humans Pain 632.8 (CW), 904 (PW) 73, 584, 3,500 Power: 15 mW (CW), 9.4 W (PW) Combined regimen
  (CW + PW + TEN-
  TENS) effective