Unblocking cerebrospinal fluid shunts using low frequency ultrasonic cavitation

Proceedings of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 1381-1384

  Ginsberg, Howard J ^a,b   Drake, James M ^a,b   Cobbold, Richard S C ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

CERBROSPINAL FLUID; HYDROCEPHALUS; ULTRASONIC CAVITATION; VENTRICULAR CATHETERS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0035729037     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2001.991978     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Percutaneous endoscopic recanalization of the catheter: A new technique of proximal shunt revision
2. Fiberoptic delivery of laser energy to remove occlusions from ventricular shunts: Technical report
3. Recanalization of obstructed cerebrospinal fluid ventricular catheters with ultrasonic cavitation