Minimally invasive diagnostics and treatment using micro/nano machining

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 218-225

  Haga, Yoichi ^a   Matsunaga, Tadao ^a   Makishi, Wataru ^a   Totsu, Kentaro ^b   Mineta, Takashi ^a   Esashi, Masayoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter; Endoscope; MEMS; Micromachining; Minimally invasive treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPY; GUIDE WIRE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SENSOR; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ALLOYS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CATHETERIZATION; ENDOSCOPES; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; MINIATURIZATION; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33748575244     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700600836224     Document Type: Article

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