The impact of the geometry of the lithotriptor aperture on fragmentation effect at extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy treatment

Urological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 262-265

  Westermark, Sara ^a,b   Nelson, Elisabeth ^b   Kinn, Anne Charlotte ^b   Wiksell, Hans ^a,b  

^a Box 39011 ^*  (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aperture; Electro hydraulic; Ellipsoidal reflector; ESWL; Lithotriptor; Stone fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; DEVICE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; LITHOTRIPSY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032828477     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002400050120     Document Type: Article

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