The performance of different pressure pulse generators for extracorporeal lithotripsy: A comparison based on commercial lithotripters for kidney stones

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 259-272

  Buizza, A ^a,b   dell'Aquila, T ^c   Giribona, P ^a,c   Spagno, C ^d  

^a CRSTBS ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Ital TBS CIVAB ^*  (Italy)

^d Bioengineering Department USL No 1 ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

ESWL; Kidney stones; Lithotripsy; Shock wave generators; Technical evaluation; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SHOCK WAVES; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ELECTROHYDRAULIC GENERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC GENERATORS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPTER; KIDNEY STONE DESTRUCTION; KIDNEY STONES; PIEZOELECTRIC GENERATORS; PRESSURE PULSE GENERATORS;

PULSE GENERATORS;

ARTICLE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; SHOCK WAVE; SURGICAL RISK;

ACOUSTICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; HUMAN; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028970347     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(94)00104-9     Document Type: Article

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