Laser induced shockwave generation for use in lithotripsy

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4609, Issue , 2002, Pages 137-140

  Koort, Hans Joachim ^a   Tischer, Christian ^a   Rasch, Ralf ^a   Thiede, Christoph ^a  

^a World of Medicine AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; LASER PULSES; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; SHOCK WAVES; UROLOGY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

LASER SYSTEMS;

LASER SURGERY;

EID: 0036401981     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.437296     Document Type: Article

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