Using helical CT to predict stone fragility in shock wave lithotripsy (SWL)

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 900, Issue , 2007, Pages 326-339

  Williams Jr , James C ^a   Zarse, Chad A ^a   Jackson, Molly E ^a   Lingeman, James E ^b   McAteer, James A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Hounsfield unit; Kidney stones; Micro CT; Shock wave lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248169289     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2723592     Document Type: Conference Paper

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