Effect of Air Bubbles in the Coupling Medium on Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy

European Urology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1680-1687

  Jain, Arun ^a   Shah, Tariq K ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air bubbles; Coupling medium; ESWL; Gel; Lithotripsy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GEL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; STONE DISSOLUTION; ULTRASOUND;

AIR; CALCULI; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GELS; HUMANS; LITHOTRIPSY; MICROBUBBLES; SILICONE OILS;

EID: 34247403043     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.10.049     Document Type: Article

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