External ultrasonic valvuloplasty for the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency: A feasibility study

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1796-1799

  Pichardo, S ^a   Milleret, R ^b   Pichot, O ^c   Curiel, L ^a   Chapelon, J Y ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Saint Jean Private Hospital   (France)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

HIFU; Valvuloplasty; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU); SONICATIONS; SUPERFICIAL VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY (SVI); VARICOSE VEINS;

COLLAGEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; MUSCLE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SHRINKAGE; SOLUTIONS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 21644459759     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2004.1418176     Document Type: Conference Paper

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