Table 3 Technical features of laser use in the studies included for meta-analysis
Study | Laser type | Laser model (Manufacturer) | Treatment time/Number of total sessions/Number of sessions per week | Laser continuous output | Energy density (J/cm2) | Energy per point (J/point per session) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Klein and Eek 1990 [13] | GaAs 904Â nm | Omniprobe | 20Â m/12/3 | 20Â W | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Soriano and Rios 1998 [14] | GaAs 904Â nm | NA | NA/10/5 | 40Â mW | 4 | 6*10-6 |
Basford et al. 1999 [15] | Nd: YAG 1060Â nm | NA | 12Â m/12/3 | 542Â mW | 239.3 | 48.78 |
Gur et al. 2003 [16] | GaAs 904Â nm | Class IIIb Laser Product | 30Â m/20/5 | 4.2Â mW | 1 | 1 |
Djavid et al. 2007 [17] | GaAlAs 810Â nm | NA | 20Â m/12/2 | 50Â mW | 27 | 5.9697 |
Vallone et al. 2014 [18] | GaAlAs 980Â nm | LEONARDO BIO | 6Â m/9/3 | 20Â W | 37.5 | 1200 |
Hsieh et al. 2014 [12] | GaAlAs 890Â nm | Anodyne | 40Â m/6/3 | 780Â mW | 10.4 | NA |