Treatment time reduction using tandem shockwaves for lithotripsy: An in vivo study

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1247-1253

  Fernández, Francisco ^a   Fernández, Gilberto ^b   Loske, Achim M ^a  

^a CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LITHOTRIPSY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; KIDNEY CALCULI; LITHOTRIPSY; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68949120800     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0071     Document Type: Article

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