Numerical analysis of kidney stone fragmentation by short pulse impingement

JSME International Journal, Series A: Solid Mechanics and Material Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 581-590

  Mihradi, Sandro ^a   Homma, Hiroomi ^a   Kanto, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dual pulse impingement; ESWL; Kidney stone; Short pulse wave

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHOCK WAVES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL); FRAGMENTATION; KIDNEY STONE; SHORT PULSE IMPINGEMENT;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 10844221708     PISSN: 13447912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmea.47.581     Document Type: Article

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