Evaluation of synchronous twin pulse technique for shock wave lithotripsy: Determination of optimal parameters for in vitro stone fragmentation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 6 I, 2003, Pages 2190-2194

  Sheir, Khaled Z ^a   Zabihi, Nasim ^b   Lee, David ^c   Teichman, Joel M ^b   Rehman, Jamil ^d   Sundaram, Chandru P ^d   Heimbach, Dirk ^e   Hesse, Albrecht ^e   Delvecchio, Fernado ^f   Zhong, Pei ^f   Preminger, Glenn M ^f   Clayman, Ralph V ^c  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical; High energy shock waves; Kidney; Kidney calculi; Lithotripsy; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CALCIUM SULFATE HEMIHYDRATE; CYSTINE; REFLECTOR; STRUVITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID; WHEWELLITE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER STONE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; GENERATOR; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LITHOTRIPSY; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; SHOCK WAVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STONE ANALYSIS; STONE DISSOLUTION; SYNCHRONOUS TWIN PULSE TECHNIQUE; TECHNICAL AID; TECHNOLOGY; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 10744219742     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000094188.69698.f8     Document Type: Article

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