Therapeutic potential of low-intensity ultrasound (part 1): Thermal and sonomechanical effects

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Feril Jr , Loreto B ^a   Tachibana, Katsuro ^a   Ogawa, Koichi ^a   Yamaguchi, Kazuki ^a   Solano, Ivan G ^b   Irie, Yutaka ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Low intensity ultrasound; Physical therapy; Sonomechanical effects

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; HOT WATER;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER THERAPY; CANCER TISSUE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURE NONUNION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG ULCER; MICROBUBBLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 59449109426     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-008-0194-y     Document Type: Review

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