Effectiveness of high-frequency holmium:YAG laser stone fragmentation: The "popcorn effect"

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 645-649

  Chawla, Sam N ^a   Chang, Mark F ^a   Chang, Andrew ^a   Lenoir, James ^a   Bagley, Demetrius H ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HOLMIUM LASER; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER LITHOTRIPSY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LITHOTRIPSY, LASER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 42249090720     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2007.9843     Document Type: Article

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