Maximizing Stone Fragmentation Efficiency With Ultrasonic Probes: Impact of Probe Pressure and Rotation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1429-1433

  Goldman, David M ^a   Pedro, Renato N ^b   Kossett, Alex ^a   Durfee, Wiliam ^a   Monga, Manoj ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

equipment and supplies; kidney; kidney calculi; lithotripsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; STONE DISSOLUTION; ULTRASONIC LITHOTRIPSY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

LITHOTRIPSY; PRESSURE; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 59349086611     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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