The variation of heating depth with therapeutic ultrasound frequency in physiotherapy

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-118

  Demmink, Jan Hendrik ^a,e   Helders, Paul J M ^b   Hobæk, Halvor ^c   Enwemeka, Chukuka ^d  

^a Bergen College   (Norway)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Bergen College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Frequency; Physical therapy; Therapeutic use; Thermal effect; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

INFRARED IMAGING; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE;

ULTRASOUND (US) FREQUENCIES;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HEATING; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; ULTRASOUND;

BIOPHYSICS; HEAT; HUMANS; SKIN; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0037275004     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(02)00691-9     Document Type: Article

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