Evaluation of 24 Holmium:YAG Laser Optical Fibers for Flexible Ureteroscopy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 348-354

  Mues, Adam C ^a   Teichman, Joel M H ^a   Knudsen, Bodo E ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lasers, solid state; lithotripsy; optical fibers; ureteroscopes; urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; HOLMIUM LASER; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETEROSCOPY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MATERIALS TESTING; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETEROSCOPES; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 67349229373     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.112     Document Type: Article

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