Progress in lithotriptor technology

EAU Update Series

Volumn 3, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 17-36

  Rassweiler, Jens J ^a   Tailly, Geert G ^b   Chaussy, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Algemeen Ziekenhuis Klina   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracorpopreal shock wave lithotripsy; Lithotriptor; Urolithiasis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYNAMICS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPERIENCE; EXPERIMENTATION; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FLUOROSCOPY; FORCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDLINE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; SHOCK WAVE; STANDARD; STONE DISSOLUTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

EID: 14544303577     PISSN: 15709124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euus.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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