The use of focused ultrasound for non-invasive body contouring in Asians

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 751-759

  Shek, Sam ^a   Yu, Carol ^a   Yeung, C K ^a   Kono, Taro ^b   Chan, Henry H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body contouring; Fat; Focused ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPOSUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 74549185077     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: 10969101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20875     Document Type: Article

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