Dependence of calculus retropulsion on pulse duration during Ho: YAG laser lithotripsy

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 762-772

  Kang, Hyun Wook ^a,c   Lee, Ho ^b   Teichman, Joel M H ^c   Oh, Junghwan ^a   Kim, Jihoon ^a   Welch, Ashley J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ablation efficiency; Bubble formation collapse; Fast flash photography; Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy; Photoacoustical pressure waves; Retropulsion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; DEVICE; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE DISSOLUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCULI; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOLMIUM; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PHOTOGRAPHY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749490314     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20376     Document Type: Article

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