Efficacy of the duet lithotripter using two energy sources for stone fragmentation by shockwaves: An in vitro study

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 942-945

  Greenstein, Alexander ^a,b   Sofer, Mario ^a   Matzkin, Haim ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; DUET LITHOTRIPTER; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; GENERATOR; IN VITRO STUDY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; STONE DISSOLUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CALCIUM SULFATE; LITHOTRIPSY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 11244268709     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2004.18.942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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