Evaluation of Lens Hardness in Cataract Surgery using High-Frequency Ultrasonic Parameters in Vitro

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1609-1616

  Huang, Chih Chung ^a,b   Ameri, Hossein ^c   DeBoer, Charles ^c   Rowley, Adrian P ^c   Xu, Xiaochen ^a   Sun, Lei ^a   Wang, Shyh Hau ^b   Humayun, Mark S ^c   Shung, K Kirk ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation coefficient; Cataract; High frequency ultrasound; Phacoemulsification; Sound velocity

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; LENSES; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SURGERY; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; CATARACTS; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; PHACOEMULSIFICATION;

ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; EVALUATION; HARDNESS; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CATARACT; ELASTICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HARDNESS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SWINE;

EID: 34648813642     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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