Thresholds for Focal Ultrasonic Lesions in Rabbit Kidney, Liver, and Testicle

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn BME-24, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 393-396

  Frizzell, L A ^a   Linke, C A ^a   Carstensen, E L ^a   Fridd, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - SURGERY APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC WAVES - ABSORPTION;

UROLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

INJURY; KIDNEY; LIVER; RADIATION HAZARD; TESTIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMAL; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; RABBITS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TESTIS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0017626239     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.1977.326151     Document Type: Article

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