Ultrasound nucleolysis: An in vitro study

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1189-1197

  Persson, Johan ^a   Strömqvist, Björn ^a   Zanoli, Gustavo ^a   Mccarthy, Ian ^a   Lidgren, Lars ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disc herniation and thermal therapy; Focused ultrasound; Ultrasound therapy

Indexed keywords

BONE; CATHETERS; HEAT TREATMENT; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK CHEMOLYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MODELS, ANIMAL; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036750206     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00566-5     Document Type: Article

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