Transient cavitation and acoustic emission produced by different laser lithotripters

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-378

  Zhong, Pei ^a,c   Tong, Hon Leung ^a   Cocks, Franklin Hadley ^a   Pearle, Margaret S ^b   Preminger, Glenn M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; FIBEROSCOPE; HEAT; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER;

EID: 0031711057     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1998.12.371     Document Type: Article

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