Microbubbles improve the ablation efficiency of extracorporeal high intensity focused ultrasound against kidney tissues

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 631-636

  Yu, Tinghe ^a,b   Hu, Dingrong ^b   Xu, Chuanshan ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; High intensity focused ultrasound; Kidney; Microbubble; Necrosisrate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; GOAT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBUBBLE; NECROSIS; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALS; GOATS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MICROBUBBLES; NECROSIS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 56449101951     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0290-z     Document Type: Article

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