A comparison of the physical properties of four new generation flexible ureteroscopes: (de)flection, flow properties, torsion stiffness, and optical characteristics

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2227-2234

  Paffen, Marc L J E ^a   Keizer, Joris G ^b   De Winter, Grischa V ^a   Arends, Albert J ^a   Hendrikx, Ad J M ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICS; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETEROSCOPE;

OPTICAL PROCESSES; PLIABILITY; RHEOLOGY; TORSION, MECHANICAL; URETEROSCOPES;

EID: 54249133017     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.0371     Document Type: Conference Paper

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