Effect of pulse width on object movement in vitro using holmium: YAG laser

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 228-231

  Kalra, Pankaj ^a   Le, Ngoc Bich ^a   Bagley, Demetrius ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PHANTOM; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; HOLMIUM; LASERS; MOTION; OXIDES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 33947364410     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.1130     Document Type: Article

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